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A  PRACTICAL   SPELLER 
FOR  EVENING  SCHOOLS 


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THE  MACMILLAN   COMPANY 

NKW  \OBK    •    BOSTON    •    CHICAGO 
ATLAKTA  •    SAN    PKANCISCO 

MACMILLAN  &  CO.,  Limited 

LOMjON    •    noMBAV   •    CAICITTA 
MELUOl'MNH 

THE  MACMILLAN  CO.  OK  CANADA,  Ltd. 

TOBONTO 


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A  PEACTICAL  SPELLER 

FOR  EVENING  SCHOOLS 


BY 
FRANCES   SANKSTONE    MINTZ 

AUTHOR    OF    "THE    NEW    AMERICAN    CITIZEN,"    "A    FIRST 
READER    FOR    NEW    AMERICAN    CITIZENS  " 


:S'cta  llork 

THE   MACMILLAN   COMPANY 

1011 

All  righln  reserved 


CiipVHIOIIT,    1910, 

By   TIIK   MAC'MILLAN   COMPANY. 


Set  up  and  electiotyped.     Published  Qclober,  1910.     Reprinted 
January,  1911. 


Nortsooti  Qrrffl 

.1.  8.  CuKhltiK  Co.  —  IWi wl.k  A  Smith  Co, 

Norwood,  Ma»R.,  I'.S.A, 


5 
H  (p  ^  p 


TO 
MY  FATHER 


INTRODUCTION 

These  words  were  selected  with  the  view 
of  firmly  fixing  in  the  minds  of  both  foreign 
and  English  pupils  in  the  evening  schools, 
words  that  are  used  in  everyday  life,  as  well 
as  in  their  everyday  business  relations. 

I  have  endeavored  by  dictation  to  show  the 
meaning  and  use  of  these  words. 

Some  of  the  common  mistakes  in  English, 
such  as  the  misuse  of  done  and  seen,  etc., 
have  been  given  some  attention.  It  is  hoped 
that  by  constant  drill  of  correct  forms,  given 
as  spelling  lessons,  these  mistakes  may  be  elimi- 
nated. 

In  teaching  dictation,  even  in  the  primary 
grades  in  day  school,  if  the  pupil  merely 
studies  a  set  of  spelling  words,  a  dictation  can 
be  then  given  with  good  results ;  but  it  is 
not  so  in  the  evening  classes,  particularly 
among  the  foreign  element.  Small  words 
should  be  constantly  placed  before  their  eyes 
to  get  perfect  dictation. 

My   ho])e   is   that   this   book   may   be   the 

means  of  helping,  at  least  to  some  extent,  to 

improve  the  conversation  and  spelling  of  the 

pupils. 

F.  S.  M. 

vii 


A   PRACTICAL  SPELLER 
EOR  EVENING  SCHOOLS 

PART  I 

1 

man  work 

rich  kind 

can  get 

boy 

The  man  can  get  rich. 

The  boy  did  the  work  for  the  man. 

The  man  is  kind  to  the  boy. 

2 
girl  came  dress  school 

school  is  pret'ty         wears 

The  girl  came  to  school. 

She  is  in  her  seat. 

She  wears  a  pretty  dress. 

How  long  have  you  been  in  school  ? 

3 

sup'per  hands  hair  clean 

came  washed        comb  looks 


A    PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

I  had  my  supper  before  I  came  to  school. 
I  washed  mv  hands. 
The  bo}'  brushed  liis  suit. 
Did  vou  comb  vour  hair.'* 
The  boy  looks  verywtlean. 

4 

meat  milk  eggs 

coffee  bread  dish'es 

sug'ar  ate  when 

^^  hal  (lid  you  have  for  your  supper  ? 

Did  you  have  some  meat  ? 

I  drank  some  colfee. 

I  put  sugar  and  milk  in  my  coffee. 

I  ate  some  bread. 

Do  you  like  eggs  ? 

Be  cjuick  when  you  wash  the  dishes. 

5 

speak  nii^ht  learn 

Eng'lish  come  read 

write 

Can  you  speak  Knglish  ? 

No,  bill  I  should  like  to  learn. 

You  nuisl  come  to  school  every  ni^dit. 

Can  you  read  Kuiflish  ? 

I  can  wrilc  a  lilllc  I''nglish. 


FOR   EVENING   SCHOOLS  3 

6 

fac'to  ry  hours  ma  chine'  box 

shop  sew  stitch  hke 

I  work  in  a  box  factory. 
My  hours  are  very  long. 
Do  you  sew  on  the  buttons  ? 
I  Hke  to  work  on  a  machine. 
Have  you  been  to  the  shop  ? 
Can  you  stitch  on  the  machine  ? 

7 
wag'on  horse  treat 

driv'er  a  fraid'  feed 

whip  kick  tired 

The  driver  is  on  the  wagon. 

Has  he  a  whip  ? 

The  horse  is  verv  tired.     Do  not  kick  him. 

Treat  him  kindlv.     Feed  him  well. 


train 
ride 


8 

I            tracks 

wet               coach'es 

en  gin  eer' 

dark             five 

Are  you  going  to  ride 

on  the  train  ? 

May  I  go  with  you  ? 

The  tracks  are  very  w 

^et. 

It  is  verv  dark.     Can 

the  engineer  see? 

There  are  five  coaches 

5  on  the  train. 

A   PRACTICAL   SPELL  EH 

9 

leach'cT  les'son  pcn'cil 

slud'y  write  pen 

cop'y  read'er  board 

ink 

The  teacher  is  in  school. 
Did  you  study  your  lesson  ? 
Can  you  copy  from  the  board  ? 
Have  vou  a  reader  ? 
Has  your  pencil  a  point  ? 
You  can  write  with  a  pen. 
Put  the  pen  in  the  ink. 


10 

Review 

man 

box- 

tracks 

boy 

likes 

engineer 

work 

train 

coaches 

teacher 

lesson 

board 

write 

pencil 

factory 

maeliiue 

wa^on 

horse 

afraid 

whij) 

driver 

supper 

Kii<;lish 

girl 

Work  well. 

AVrite  neatly. 

Look  closelv  at  tlie  words. 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS 


11 

moon 

good 

cool 

goose 

soon 

out  side' 

food 

room 
cook 

eat 

Have  you  seen  the  moon  to-night  ? 

It  will  soon  be  out. 

The  goose  is  good  food  to  eat. 

The  room  is  cool. 

Cook  the  goose  well. 

12 

glove  hands  shelf 

above  cold  iron 

pair  some 

Have  you  a  pair  of  gloves  ? 
Are  your  hands  cold  ? 
The  shelf  is  above  the  fire. 
The  iron  is  on  the  shelf. 
Have  you  some  coal  ? 

13 

Words  where  the  K  is  Silent 

knee  knit  knives 

knelt  knot  knave 

knife  knock  knew 

knell 


.1    I'KACTICAL    SPELLER 

u 

Words  where  the  W  is  Silent 

wriiii^  wrote 

wrung  writ'teii 

wrap  wrist 

wrap'pcr  wreath 

write  wriii'kle 


PART 

II 

1 

Fruits 

fruit 

grapes 

ripe 

peacli'es 

fall 

ha  na'na 

ap'ples 

a'i)ri  cots 

pears 

or'ang  es 

rai'sin 

figs 

dates 
Is  the  fruit  ripe  ? 

No,  l)ul   il   will  he  ripe  in  llie  fall. 

Do  you  like  ;ip|)lcs  .ind  pears? 

Yes,  hut  I  like  (lie  IVuil  we  get  from  California 

better. 
We  j^M'l  oranges  and  grapes  from  California. 
Tiic  fiL;>.  and  <lales  come  from  the  south. 
Apricots  are  good. 
'J'lic  |)('ach(vs  .'irc  j)ink. 


FOB  EVENING   SCHOOLS 


9 

Sewing 

dress 'mak 

er 

tai'lor 

pins 

coat 

nee'dles 

troii'sers 

thread 

thim'ble 

dress 

lin'ing 

sew'ing 

sat'in 

silk 
The  dressmaker  makes  dresses. 
Did  3^ou  give  her  some  pins  and  needles  ? 
Yes,  and  she  also  has  a  spool  of  thread  and  a 

thimble. 
She  does  strong  sewing. 
The  tailor  made  my  coat. 
Can  he  cut  trousers  "^ 
The  lining  was  made  of  silk. 
Do  you  like  satin  for  a  lining  "^ 

3 

Land  and  Water  Forms 

moun'tains  is'land 

lakes  corral 

val'ley  form 

riv'er  o'cean 

pond  bank 

hills  shores 


8  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

A  liill  is  hi<^'Ii  land. 

The  nioiiiilains  are  very  nuicli  higher. 

Have  you  ever  been  in  a  vallev  ? 

I  have  been  on  the  Hudson  River. 

A  pond  looks  like  a  little  lake. 

I  have  been  on  the  Island  of  Manhattan. 

A  coral  island  is  made  l)\-  little  animals. 

These  animals  form  an  island. 

I  was  on  the  shores  of  the  ocean. 

I  walked  on  the  bank  of  the  river. 

4 

Butcher  Shop 

butch'er  beef 

meat  steak 

pork  por'ter-house 

ham  sir'loin 

veal  chops 

The  )ju teller  sells  good  meat. 

The  meat  from  a  pig  is  called  pork. 

I  )id  \()ii  cat   I  he  liam  ? 

The  veal  was  not  fresh. 

I  like  to  eat  beef-sleak. 

A  j)ort('r-house  steak  is  very  fine. 

I  like  a  sirloin  steak,  when  it  is  well  cooked. 

In  the  morning,  I  eat  chops  for  my  l)reakfast. 


FOR  EVENING  SCHOOLS  9 

5 

Names  of  Relatives 

fam'i  ly  niece  grand'fath  er 

broth'er  aunt  ba'by 

sis'ter  un'cle  child 

neph'ew  grand'moth  er  chil'dren 

Our  family  is  at  home  now. 

All  my  brothers  and  sisters  are  here. 

My  sister  has  two  children. 

The  girl  is  my  niece,  and  the  boy  is  my  nephew. 

My  aunt  went  home. 

Did  you  see  mv  uncle  ? 

I  have  no  grandmother,  but  my  grandfather  is 

still  alive. 
Where  is  our  baby  ? 
I  like  the  child. 
Are  the  children  playing  ? 


6 

Words 

HEARD   AT 

School 

class 

for'eign 

reg'is  ter 

prin'ci  pal 

sing'ing 

lan'guage 

teach 'er 

his'tor  y 

con 'cert 

school 

teach 

write 

learn 

A  mer'i  ca 

10  A    PRACTICAL    SPELLER 

W'v  TCi^isivr  in  tlic  PriiK'i]);il's  office  when  we 

conic  to  school. 
Our  teacher  teaches  us  to  vcinl  and  write  the 

MiiLjli^h  Iani,uiaj^e. 
We  also  learn  about  the  history  of  America. 
We  have  a  concert  on  Fridav  ni'^hts. 


7 

Rkvikw 

fruit 

nei)hew 

beef 

apricots 

niece 

chops 

oran^'es 

teacher 

aunt 

dressmaker 

foreign 

uncle 

thiinl»le 

tailor 

child 

lining 

sewing 

children 

family 

needles 

register 

brother 

butcher 

8 
Spelling 

concert 

write 

whole 

or 

ri;^'ht 

flour 

are 

quite 

flower 

here 

f|ui'el 

too 

Ik- 

ar 

our 

t  wo 

six 

I'ak 

hour 

there 

sp( 

i^ech 

hole 

tlieir 

FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  11 

9 

Words  heard  in  School 

late  school  best 

ear'ly  be  gins'  bad 

work  good  worse 

oVer-time  bet'ter  worst 

Good  evening  !     Did  you  come  to  school  early  ? 

No,  I  came  to  school  late. 

Why  do  you  come  late  ? 

Do  you  not  know  that   you    can    do  better 

w^ork,  if  you  come  on  time. 
Yes,  I  know  that,  but  I  work  over-time. 
James  does  his  lessons  well,  but  Mary  does 

better. 
Charles  does  the  best  work  in  the  class. 
Susan  is  a  bad  girl  in  school. 
Mary  is  worse,  but  Lillian  is  the  worst  of  all. 

10 

Words  used  in  the  Home 

maid  wash'er-wom  an 

serv'ant  kitch'en 

gar'den  er  stove 

coach'man  range 

but'ler  bed'room 

par'lor  bath 


12  A   PRACTICAL  SPELLER 

The  maid  opened  the  door. 

Did  you  sec  the  servant  in  the  kitchen? 

The  ^Mrdener  phinted  ])retty  flowers. 

The  coaclmian  drove  the  horses. 

Did  vou  see  tlie  ])utler  wait  on  the  table? 

The  conservatory  looks  pretty,  with  all  those 

flowers. 
Tlie  hath  is  next  to  the  bedroom. 
The  cook  made  the  fire  in  the  kitchen  range. 

11 

Ix  A  Street  Car 

street  cars  car'  fare 

trol'ley  track 

trains  con  duct'or 

sul)'way  mo'tor-man 

el'e  vated  trol'ley-wire 

The  street  cars  run  v(m*v  fast. 

The  trains  run  fa>ler. 

IIav<'  yon  been  on  the  subway? 

No,  bnl   I  lia\('  ridden  on  the  (^levated  cars. 

The  trolley  j)()ie  is  off  the  wire. 

I  paid  my  car  fare. 

The  conductor  took  it. 

The  motor-man  runs  the  car. 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS 


13 


12 

Shopping 

store 

o'ver  coat 

buy 

un'der  wear 

rib'bon 

hand'ker  chief 

lace 

shoes 

hats 

pock'et-book 

suits 

shop'ping 

We  go  to  the  store  to  do  our  shopping. 
I  will  buy  some  ribbon  and  lace. 
Did  you  buy  my  shoes  and  hats  ? 
I  should  like  a  nice  overcoat. 
They  charge  high  prices  for  suits. 
I  need  some  winter  underwear. 
Did  you  get  me  a  handkerchief  ? 


13 

Review 

early 

bath 

handkerchief 

better 

parlor 

overcoat 

worse 

conservatory 

trolley 

underwear 

subway 

kitchen 

suits 

elevated 

ribbon 

servant 

conductor 

gardener 

14 


A   PRACTICAL    SPELLER 

14 
Words  pronounced  Alike 


but 

a  conjunction 

butt 

a  large  cask 

ijuar 

a  male  pig 

l)()re 

to  make  a  lK)le 

bow 

to  bend  I  he  body 

bough 

a  branch 

U'll 

to  ring 

belle 

a  beautiful  lady 

beau 

a  gay  gentleman 

bow 

a  weapon  to  shoot  with 

bread 

a  kind  of  food 

bred 

educated 

Cain 

a  man's  name 

cane 

a  staff 

can'iion 

a  large  gun 

caii'on 

a  law  of  the  church 

cc're  al 

a  grain 

se'ri  al 

])ul)licali()n  appi>aring  ii 

ces'sion 

a  grant 

ses'sion 

the  sillinL'  of  a  court 

FOR   EVENING   SCHOOLS  16 

15 

Words  heard  in  a  Bakery  and  a  Grocery 

bak'er  but'ter 

bak'er  y  '      gro'cer 

bread  gro'cer  y 

milk  beets 

cheese  car'rots 

po  ta'toes  beans 

peas  caul'i  flow  er 

cab'bage  crack'ers 

I  went  to  the  bakery  to  get  my  bread. 
The  baker  had  on  a  white  cap  and  apron. 
The  grocer  sold  me  some  vegetables. 
They  were  cabbages,  peas,  beans,  cauliflowers, 

potatoes,  beets,  and  carrots. 
Do  you  like  cheese  and  butter  ? 
Yes,  I  like  to  eat  butter  on  my  bread. 
I  like  to  eat  cheese  with  crackers. 

16 
A  Drug  Store 

drug  phar'ma  cist 

store  phar'ma  cy 

med'i  cine  li'cense 

bot'tle  qui'nine 

al'co  hoi  pills 

clerk  pain 


16  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

A  (Iruf?  store  is  called  a  pharmacy. 

A  pharmacist  must  pass  an  examination. 

He  must  have  a  license  to  do  business. 

The  clerk  sold  me  some  quinine  for  a  cold. 

Did  you  put  the  alcohol  in  the  bottle? 

Have  vou  a  pain  in  vour  head  ? 

Have  you  taken  some  pills  ? 

17 

"Words  used  in  a  Garden 

grass  ferns  ter'race 

lawn  flow'ers  com'ing 

mow'er  bush'es  tu'lips 

sic'klc  gar'den 

We  will  mow  the  grass  witii  the  lawn  mower. 

You  can  cut  I  he  bushes  with  the  sickle. 

The  flowers  are  in  the  garden. 

The  house  is  on  a  terrace. 

The  tulips  are  coming  up  from  the  ground. 

18 
Review 

bakery  cauliflower  pharmacist 

potatoes  medicine  (|uinine 

cabbage  alcohol  terrace 

sickle  coming  license 


FOB  EVENING  SCHOOLS  17 

PART  III 

1 

On  Election  Day 

e  lec'tion       gov'ern  or  may'or 

sher'iff  con'gress  man  as  sem'bly  man 

e  lec'ted        pres'i  dent  vice'-pres'i  dent 

sen'a  tor       leg'is  la  ture  vote 

cap'i  tal 

The  election  was  on  Tuesday. 

We  did  not  elect  our  governor. 

Have  you  a  new  mayor  of  the  city  ? 

The  congressman  went  to  Washington. 

The  assemblyman  went  to  the  capital  of  the 

states. 
We  have  a  new  president  and  vice-president. 
How  many  senators    in  your  legislature  ? 


2 

Articles  of  Clothing 

For  a  Man 

tie 

suit                          trou'sers 

coat 

vest                          col'lar  buttons 

studs 

sleeve'  but'tons      cuffs 

col'lar 

oVer  coat                blouse 

shoes 

era  vat'                   socks 

18 


A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 


3 

For  a  JVoman 


dress 

a'proii 

nuiil 

skirl 

pet'ti  coat 

col'lar 

waist 

liat 

shoes 

stock'iIlf,^s 

dres'sing  sacq[ 

ue  slip'pers 

belt 

brace'let 

ki  nio'na 

ruh'hers 

brooch 
4 

veil 

Names  oi<^  Animals 

Domestic 

JVi 

'•/(/ 

(log 

buf  fa  lo 

croc'o  dile 

cat 

li'on 

wolf 

horse 

ti'ger 

l)(';ir 

sheep 

gi  ratl'e' 

le()j)'anl 

cow 

el'e  pliant 

mar  a  bou' 

ox 

rlii  hoc'  e  ros 

os'trich 

hog 

por'cu  pine 

ga  zelle' 

MW] 

(li  \"id'ers 
cliis'cl 
giin'lct 
plane 


5 

AVonns  used  in    a  Carpenter 

oil  can  hani'nier 

pli'ers  nails 

scjuare  screws 

an'ger  saw 

rule  bev'el 


FOR   EVENING   SCHOOLS 


19 


6       v/ 

Enunciation  Drill 

that 

when 

wrong 

those 

girl 

write 

were 

know 

wrote 

where 

knock 

wrin'kle 

what 

knife 

fifth 

third 

av'en  ue 

sixth 

this'tle 

dwell 

there 

linking 

band 

crown 


Words  used  by  a  Hatter 

block'ing 
fin'ish  ing 


rim 

block 

band 


fin'ish  er 


8 


Words  used  by  a  Paper-hanger 
pa'per-hang  er         spreads  meas'ure 

wall'-pa'per  hangs  paste 

pat'tern  brush'es  ceil'ing 

bor'der  smooth 


mold'ing 


9 


Words  used  by  a  Plumber 
plumb'er  gas'-pipes  leak 

pi])es  Dlumb'inff  elbow 

wat'er-pipes 


gas  -pipes 
plumb'ing 
mend 


20 


A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 


10 

Names  of  Meats  and  Poultry 


steak 

beef 

pork 

chops 

niut'ton 

ham 

cut'let 

veal 

squab 

roast 

ba'con 

lamb 

cliick'en 

duck             goose 

11 
Vegetables 

tui-'key 

corn 

spin'ach 

on'ions 

beans 

cab'l)age 

j)eas 

to  iiia'toes 

beets 

rice 

po  ta'toes 

circum  bers 

lur'nips 

cau'li  flow  er 

let'tuce 

car'rots 

string  beans 

racrish  es 

cel'er  y 

1^2 
Otiieh  Articles  of  Food 


l)urter 

tea 

pic 

brrad 

wa'ter 

eggs 

saiKrwich 

choc'o  late 

fish 

milk 

salt 

co'coa 

sug'ar 

pep'jxT 

soup 

coffee 

cake 

cheese 

flour 

pud'ding 

oal'mea 

FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS 


21 


13   v/ 


Words 

PRONOUNCED    AlIKE 

ber'ry 
bur'y 

a  small  fruit 
to  inter 

beat 
beet 

to  strike 
a  root 

blew 
blue 

did  blow 
a  dark  color 

bur'row 
bor'ough 

a  hole  in  the  ground 
an  incorporated  tow^n 

by 

buy 
bye 

near  at  hand 
to  purchase 
a  dwelling 

be 
bee 

to  exist 
an  insect 

li'ar 
lyre 

one  who  tells  lies 
a  kind  of  harp 

beach 
beech 

the  sea-shore 
a  tree 

boll 

bowl 

bole 

a  pod  of  a  plant 

a  basin 

the  trunk  of  a  tree 

22  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

14     ^ 

Words  phoxounx'ed  Alike 


ark 

a  vessel 

arc 

])arl  of  a  circle 

hail 

surety 

l)ale 

a  })ack  of  goods 

i>ali 

a  sphere 

ha'.vl 

to  cry  aloud 

l)ase 

low,  vile 

l)ass 

(in  uuisic)  deep  voice 

l)ecr 

a  lifjuid 

l)ier 

a  carriage  for  the  dead 

l)in 

a  l)ox 

been 

past  pMrlicij)l{^  of  to  be 

15 
Namks  of  thk    ]\ro\Tns  and  tiieih  Auhhi-:- 

VI ATIONS 

.laii'ii  ary       fJau.)       .lu'ly 

l*'«'h'i  u  ar_\'     (Keh.)       Au'gu^^t  (Aug.) 

Marcli  (iNIar.)      Sep  t(Mii'h(M'  (Sept.) 

A'pril  Octo'her  (Oct.) 

May  No  vein'her  (Nov.) 

•luue  Deceui'her  (Dec.) 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  23 

16 

The  names  of  the  months  should  begin  with 
capital  letters. 

The  snow  falls  in  Januarj^ 
Lincoln's  birthday  is  in  February. 
The  winds  blow  in  ^Nlarch. 
The  rain  falls  in  April. 
The  days  get  warmer  in  May. 
The  flowers  bloom  in  June. 
The  sun  is  warm  in  July. 


17 

In 

A  Home 

ta'ble  cloth 

blan'ket 

sheet 

spread 

pil'low 

bol'ster 

quilt 

nap'kin 

table 

tow'el 

The  tablecloth  is  on  the  table 

The  sheets  are  on  the  bed. 

Do  you  sleep  on  a  pillow  ? 

I  like  a  quilt,  but  a  blanket  is  warmer. 

I  brought  the  napkins  for  you 

Bring  me  a  bath  towel. 

The  bolster  is  at  the  head  of  the  bed. 


24  A  PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

18 

At  the  Post  Office 

post'  of  fice  post'mas  ter 

mail  car'rier 

spe'cial  sta'tion  er  y 

sig'na  ture  dis  trih'ute 

si<;n  stamp 

ad  dress'  moii'ey-or'der 

I  went  to  the  post  office. 

I  l)()U,iilit  a  stamp  for  my  letter. 

The  address  was  written  in  ink. 

To-diiy  the  carrier  l)rou^ht  me  a  letter. 

This  afternoon  a  special  carrier  brought  me  a 

letter. 
It  liad  a  special  delivery  stamp  on  it. 
This  stamp  costs  ten  cents. 
1   had   to  sign   my   name   before  he  delivered 

the  letter  to  me. 
1    liMvo    no    stationery  on   which    Lo    write  a 

Iclter. 
At  Christmas  lime  the  mail-carrier  has  a  great 

deal  of  mail  l<>  distribute. 
1     received     five    dollars     to-dav.     It     was    a 

monev-order. 


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19      y 


Abbreviations 

Ans. 

Answer 

A.B. 

Bachelor  of  Arts 

Acct. 

Account 

A.D. 

Anno  Domini  —  The  year 

of 

our  Lord 

A.M. 

Master  of  Arts 

Atty. 

Attorney 

B.C. 

Before  Christ 

Bbl. 

Barrel 

C.     Centum  —  a  hundred 

Chap.     Chapter 

Col.     Colonel 

Co.     Company 

Com.     Commissioner  —  Commodore 

Cr.     Credit 

Cwt.     Hundredweight 

20 

Words  pronounced  Alike 

there  Place  the  book  there. 

their  Have  you  seen  their  pencils  ? 

here  Your  paper  is  not  here, 

hear  Can  you  hear  me  speak  ? 


26 


A    PRACTICAL   SPELLER 


eight 
ate 

so 
sew 

l)y" 

cent 
sent 


I  have  eiglit  pencils. 
Tlie  girl  ate  the  apj)le. 

He  is  so  long  in  coming. 
She  can  sew. 

Will  vou  bnv  a  hook  ? 

«  « 

lie  was  surronnded  by  his  friends. 

Here  is  a  cent. 

I  sent  the  letter  awav. 


can  vas 
can'vass 

ceil 
seal 

seal'ing 
ceiTing 

choir 
(luire 

rniirse 
coarse 

cell 
sell 


21 

coarse  cloth 
to  examine 

to  make  a  ceiling 
to  fasten  a  letter 

setting  a  seal 
top  of  room 

a  band  of  singers 
24  sheets  of  paper 

wav,  direction 

ii(»l   fine 

a  sni;ill  ajj.irl nient 

to  dispose  of  for  money 


FOB  EVENING   SCHOOLS  27 

PART  IV 

1 

In  the  Army  and  Navy 

ar'my  sordiers 

na'vy  reg'i  ment 

lieu  ten'ant  at  tacked' 

colo'nel  en'e  my 

gen'er  al  U  nit'ed  States 

The  United  States  has  a  good  navy. 

He  was  a  Heutenant  in  the  army. 

General  Grant  was  a  brave  man. 

Are  the  soldiers  coming  ? 

They  attacked  the  enemy. 

He  was  the  colonel  of  the  regiment. 

2 
Spring  and  Autumn 

au'tumn  birds 

har'vest  flown 

yel'low  away 

leaves  barn 

mate  re  turn' 

red  brown 
spring 


28  A    PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

The  aiitiinin  is  hero. 

This  is  \\\v  lime  of  I  he  liarvest. 

T\\v  leaves  are  turning  yellow. 

The  fruit  is  in  the  cellar. 

Tlie  hirds  have  flown  away. 

The  corn  is  in  the  barn. 

AVhen  will  the  birds  return  ? 

They  will  come  again  in  the  spring. 


3 

At  a  Dance 

(lance  mu  si'eian 

hall  dec'o  ra  ted 

or'ehes  tra  com  mit'tee 

baud  pro'gni^i"!^' 

c  lec  Irie'i  ly  suc'cess 

We  went  to  the  dance  on  Thui'sdaN"  ni.ght. 

'I'lic  hall  was  ligiilcd  by  eleetrieily. 

It   w  ;is  nicely  decora  I  c(l. 

A  coiiunillcc  had  cliaru'c  of  the  i)rouranune. 

What  is  a  nuisician  ? 

The  nnisieians  play  on  musical  instruments. 

'I'licrc  was  a  baud  and  aii  orchestra. 

The  dance  was  a  success. 


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29 


4 

Review 

lieutenant 

postmaster 

leaves 

general 

special 

autumn 

colonel 

signature 

birds 

soldiers 

distribute 

return 

through 

stationery 
committee 

orchestra 

Words  used  about  Church 

min'is  ter  syn'  a  gogue  ser'mon 

rab'bi  re  li'gious  re  li'gion 

priest  wor'ship  preach 

Sun'day  Sab  bath 

rest 


church 
ca  the'dral 


Some  people  go  to  church  on  Sunday. 

There  is  a  rabbi  in  the  synagogue. 

There  is  a  priest  in  the  cathedral. 

A  minister  preaches  the  sermon  in  the  church. 

We  can  worship  God  as  we  choose  in  this 

country. 
Sunday  is  a  day  of  rest. 
Are  you  religious  ? 
Did  the  minister  preach  his  sermon  to-day  ? 


30  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

6 

Words  used  in  Prixting 

priii'tcT  press 

name  printing 

knowredge  busi'ness 

types  brush'es 

ex  per'i  men  ted  met'al 

John   Gutenl)erg  was   the  first  j)rinUT.     The 

first  types  were  made  of  wood. 
lie  finally  tried  types  of  soft  metal  and  fonnd 

them  better  than  those  of  wood. 
He  made  brnshes  and  rollers  for  aj)plying  the 

ink  evenly  and  smoothlv. 
Cintenl)erg  experimented  nntil  he  found  how  to 

do  printing  very  well. 

7 
Words  used  by  a  Mason 

ma'son  brick'-laver  whole 

eel'lar  sta'ging  lialf 

bricks  trow'el  ee  ment' 

mor'tar  pile  j)lund/-Hne 

Did  the  mason  diy  Mic  cellar.^ 
Xo,  biif  he  bnill   tlir  ccll.-ir  walls. 
He  |)iil  ecmciil  on  the  in'icks. 
A  l>riek-layer  uses  a  trowel. 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  31 

Did  you  see  that  large  pile  of  stones  ? 

He  made  the  mortar. 

They  built  a  wooden  staging. 

The  man  has  a  plumb-line. 

8 
Words  used  in  Building 
ar'chi  tect  chest  ham'mer 

plans  meas'ure  scaffold 

house  plane  car'pen  ter 

tools  saw  paint'er 

The  architect  makes  the  plan  for  the  house. 

The  carpenter  builds  it. 

His  tools  are  kept  in  a  chest. 

Some  of  his  tools  are  the  measure,  plane,  saw, 

and  hammer. 
He  makes  a  scaffold  around  the  house. 
The  painter  paints  the  house. 


minister 

cathedral 

worship 

religion 

printer 


9 

Review 

knowledge 

mason 

carpenter 

trowel 

business 

priest 

brushes 

plane 

cement 

architect 

measure 

32  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

10 

Words  Proxotxced  Alike  or  Nearly 

Alike 


cord 

a  small  rope 

chord 

a  coinl)iiiali()ii,  of  musical  ton 

cite 

to  summon 

site 

situation 

sight 

the  sense  of  seeing 

coni'ple 

nieiit 

a  full  number 

coin'pH 

men  I 

ael  of  j)()Hleness 

coiis'in 

a  rehition 

coz'en 

to  cheat 

cur'raiit 

a  Ijcrrv 

cur'rcnt 

the  swiflcsl  part  of  a  stream 

deer 

a  wihl  animal 

dear 

costly  or  precious 

cel'lar 

a  room  under  a  l)uihling 

seH'er 

one  who  sells 

11 

cent  the  hundredth  j)art  of  a  dollar 

sent  disj)atchetl 

scent  a  smell 

clime  a  reijion 

climl)  to  ascend 


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33 


coun'cil 

an  assembly 

coun'sel 

advice 

sym'bol 

a  type 

cym'bal 

a  musical  instrument 

dam 

to  stop  water 

damn 

to  condemn 

dew 

falling  vapors 

due 

owing 

die 

to  expire 

dye 

to  color 

doe 

a  female  deer 

dough 

bread  not  baked 

dire 

dreadful 

dy'er 

one  who  colors 

12 
Words  Used  on  a  Farm 


farm 

farm'er 

churns 

plants 

wheat 


plan  ta'tion 

cot'ton 

south'ern 

ne'groes 

coun'try 


84  A    PRACTICAL    SPELLER 

My  father  lias  a  farm  in  the  country. 

He  is  a  farmer. 

He  churns  the  milk  and  makes  butter. 

He  plants  his  wheat  in  the  summer. 

My  uncle  lias  a  plantation  in  the  south. 

He  raises  cotton. 

He  has  many  negroes  working  for  him. 

13 

Words  Used  in  a  Library 

li'hra  ry  read'ing 

books  teeh'nie  al 

mag  a  zines'  stat'u  ar  y 

ar'ti  ele  stat'ue 

paiiit'ing  drawn 

news'pa  per  li  hra'ri  an 

Dictation 
Have  you  been  to  the  library  ? 
"^^'s,  we  have  drawn  some  Iwoks. 
T\\r  librarian  gave  us  a  magazine. 
There  was  an  artirje  a})()ul  painting  in  it. 
Have  you  read  Ihc  iiewspaj)er  ? 
Ili.it    was  a   technical  book    about    machinery 

•  li-il  T  was  readJFig. 
1  saw  a  statue  of  Hcnjamiii  Franklin. 
Statuary  is  usuallv  made  of  while  marble. 


FOR   EVENING   SCHOOLS  35 


14 

About  Fish 

fish 

salm'on 

oys'ters 

her'ring 

clams 

shad 

lob'ster 

waiters 

chow'der 

shal'low 

pike 

shells 

Do  you  like  fish  ? 
Oysters  have  hard  shells. 
Clams  are  used  for  chowder. 
When  we  cook  lobster  its  shell  turns  red. 
Pike  is  good  to  boil. 
Shad  is  sweet  when  it  is  broiled. 
We  pickle  herring  with  onions. 
Many  fish  are  seen  in  the  shallow  waters  of 
the  bay. 


15 

Birds 

THAT 

WE  Eat 

chick'en 
turnkey 
goose 
ducks 

pi'geon 
par'tridge 

hen 
roost'er 

quail 

36  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

We  had  some  cliickeii  soup. 

Do  vou  like  turkey  ? 

One  goose  is  called  goose,  but  when  we  speak 

of  more  than  one  we  say  geese. 
The  ducks  have  web  feet. 
A  quail  is  a  bird. 
Do  you  like  to  eat  a  partridge.'^ 
We  make  salad  from  chicken. 
The  hen  is  silling  on  I  he  eggs. 
The  rooster  is  a  good  fighter. 


IG 

A  Meii 

tRY 

Feast 

guest 

feast 

host 

l)arace 

as  scm'bled 

wine 

hall 

drank 

sang 

wercome 

Tlic  guests  have  assembled  in  the  hall. 

1  ic  ni;i(h»  a  good  host . 

They  sang  a  song. 

They  drank  the  wine. 

Ilaxc  yon  vvvv  Ixmmi   Io  :i   feast  al   the  palace? 

TIm-  guests  were  wclconic 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS 


37 


farmer 

southern 

negroes 

library 

magazines 

salmon 

chicken 

turkey 

feast 


17 

Review 


statuary 

librarian 

oysters 

fish 

lobster 

herring 

partridge 

palace 

assembled 


18 

Words  pronounced  Alike  but  spelled 
Differently 

dun  to  press  for  money  due 

dun  a  brown  color 

done  performed 

you  second  person 

yew  a  tree 

ewe  female  sheep 

fair  handsome 

fare  price  of  passage 

feat  an  exj)loit 

feet  plural  of  foot 


38  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

liie  to  hasten  / 

liiujli  elevated,  lofty 

flea  an  insect 

flee  to  run  away 

flew  did  fly 

flue  the  inside  of  a  chinniev 

flour  grain  finely  ground 

flow'er  a  blossom 

forth  onward 

fourth  next  after  the  third 


19 


hire 

to  employ  for  wages 

high'er 

more  high 

heel 

the  hinder  part  of  a  foot 

heal 

to  cure 

haul 

to  drag 

hall 

a  larg(^  room 

hour 

sixty  mimites 

our 

belonging  to  us 

T 

myself 

eye 

organ  of  sight 

in 

within 

inn 

a  tavern 

FOR   EVENING   SCHOOLS 


39 


in  dite' 

to  compose 

in  diet' 

to  prosecute 

key 

an  instrument  to  unlock  a  door 

quay 

a  wharf 

kill 

to  slay 

kiln 

an  oven  for  baking  bricks 

knave 

a  rogue 

nave 

the  body  of  a  church 

0 

20 

knead 

to  work  dough 

need 

necessity 

knew 

did  know 

new 

fresh,  not  old 

know 

to  understand 

no 

not 

knight 

a  gentleman  bred  to  arms 

night 

the  time  between  dusk  and  dawn 

knot 

a  tie 

not 

no  denying 

lain 

did  lie 

lane 

a  narrow  street 

leek 

a  plant 

leak 

to  run  out 

40  a  practical  speller 

Dictation 

spi'der  mesh'es  loom 

web  length  wove 

slow'ly  bus'i  ly  threads 

del'i  eate  Pe  ncl'o  pe  fin'ished 

The  spider  weaves  a  wel). 
Penelope  wove  her  linen  on  a  loom. 
She  was  bnsilv  at  work. 

« 

The  meshes  of  the  web  were  delieate. 
The    threads    were    fine    and    the    work    was 
slowlv  done. 

« 

Tt  was  not  finished. 

"1    have   added    to    the    len<,^th    of   the   web," 
said  Penelope. 

Dictation 

Write   a    story    of   an    oeean    voyage.     Use 
the.se  words. 

o'cean  storm'y 

steam'er  lMn(r<M| 

deck  j)i'lol 

eab'in  ar  rive' 

At  liin'tic  Knr'ope 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS 


41 


23      "' 

Words  to  learn  carefully  :  - 

a  gain'  pret'ty 

knew  what 

often  when 


whip 


why 


where 
which 
while 
white 


24 
Dictation 

Write  a  story  with  these  words, 
story,  A  Country  Drive. 

horse  flow'ers 

car'riage  blos'som 

beau'ti  ful  my 

day  aunt's 

sunVmer  house 


Call  the 


delicate 
threads 
finished 
steamer 
often 


25 

Review 


busily 

slowly 

landed 

again 

white 


42  A    PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

26 

The  Verb  —  IJ^rife 

write  wrote  writ 'ten 

1  write.  I  have  written. 

I  wrote.  I  had  written. 

I  sliall  write.  I  shall  have  written. 

I  will  write  a  letter. 

John  wrote  to  his  mother. 

Have  3'ou  wrillcn  those  words.'' 

I  wrote  to  yon  last  week. 

Thev  have  written  abont  the  bov  many  times. 

I  had  written  the  note  before  you  spoke  to  me. 

27 
My  —  Mine 

If  you  wish  to  sj)eak  about  a  book  as 
belonging  to  you,  j/ou  suy,  "This  book  is  mine" 
or  "This  is  my  book." 

This  desk  is  mine. 
My  lial  i>  oil  I  lie  rack. 
Have  you  /////  |)elieil  ? 
I  did  no!  say  tlinl   the  pajxT  was  ininc. 
Did     Joliu     s;iy   he     Ihoughl    the    dress    was 
mine  Y 


FOR  EVENING   SCUOOLS  43 

28    >^ 

Did  —  Done 

Be   careful   and   do   not   use  dojie   without 
have  or  had. 
I  did  my  work. 
He  has  done  his  work. 
They  have  done  their  lessons. 
John  has  done  his  work  again  to-night  but  he 
did  not  do  it  very  well. 

Saiv  —  Seen 
Be  careful  and  do  not  use  seen  without  have 
or  had. 

I  saw  the  book  on  the  desk. 
Have  you  seen  the  paper  to-night  ? 
You  have  seen  many  pictures  on  the  wall. 
Yes,  I  saw  all  the  pictures. 

29 

Went  —  Gone 
Do  not  use  gone  without  have  or  had. 
He  went  to  New  York. 
They  have  gone  out  West. 
I  cannot  go  with  you  because  my  daughter 

went  away. 
I  am  not  going  to  the  city. 


44  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

30    y 

The  Difference  between  Came  and  Come 

Came  is  used  only  in  the  j)ast  tense. 
Come  is  never  used  in  the  past  tense. 

The  book  has  not  come. 

Mary  saw  the  girl  when  she  came. 

Lucy  came  last  week,  and  now  her  cousin  has 

come. 
Have  the  boys  come  yet  ? 
Yes,  they  came  this  morning. 
He  came  to  school  last  niirht. 


')->' 


John  (lid  not  come  to  school  to-night. 


31 

To   AND    At 

To  should  })e  used  when  motion  is  imj)lied. 
Al,  when  rest  is  ini|)li(Ml. 

\\  ill  \()U  l)c  (if  hoKir  to-day  ? 

He  was  at  .school  in  I  he  morning,  but  he  went 

fo  fhc  store  in  lli(>  al'tcM-noon. 
]Mai"y  stayed  of  honic  last  cN-cning. 
He  wen  I  to  the  sho[)  in  I  he  morning. 
Do  von  go  to  church  on  Sundavs  ? 
Have  you  been  to  work  everv  dav  .^ 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS 


45 


32      v^ 

Words 

PRONOUNCED    AlIKE,    BUT    SPELLED 

Differently 

led 

did  lead 

lead 

a  heavy  metal 

lie 

an  untruth 

lye 

water  drained  through  ashes 

leaf 

a  part  of  a  plant 

lief 

willingly 

load 

a  burden 

lode 

a  vein  of  metal 

vale 

a  valley 

veil 

a  transparent  covering 

taught 

instructed 

taut 

tight 

slay 

to  kill 

sleigh 

a  vehicle  on  runners 

oar 

an  implement  for  propelling  a  boat 

o'er 

over 

ore 

crude  metal 

plum 

a  fruit 

plumb 

to  sound  with  a  plumb-line 

straight 

not  deviating,  without  curves 

strait 

a  narrow  waterway 

46  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

none  not  any 

nun  a  woman  under  religious  vows 

weak  feeble 

week  seven  days 

33 

Words  Nearly,  but  not  Exactly,  Alike  in 
Pronunciation 

e  lic'it  to  call  forth 

il  lic'it  unlawful 

nied'al  a  coin 

med'dle  to  interpose 

rad'isli  a  garden  vegetable 

red'disli  somewhat  red 

val'ley  low  lands 

val'ue  worth 

hu'nian  relating  to  the  human  race 

hu  mane'  kind,  merciful 

bal'lad  a  sonjr 


(-. 


bal'lot  a  ticket  for  voting 

clothes  garniciils 

close  conclusion 

decease'  death 

dis  ease'  sickness 


for  evening  schools  47 

Formation  of  the  Plural  of  Nouns 

34 
A  noun  is  a  name  of  anything. 
Singular  means  one. 
Plural  means  more  than  one. 

Most  nouns  form  their  plural  by  adding  s. 

book  books 

street  streets 

desk  desks 

pen  pens 

pencil  pencils 

window  windows 

door  doors 
35 

Some  nouns  form  their  plural  irregularly, 

man  men 

child  chil'dren 

beau  beaux 

goose  geese 

foot  feet 

ox  oxen 

36 
Nouns  ending  in/,  change/ to  v,  and  add  cs. 
loaf  loaves 

wolf  wolves 


48  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 


knife 

knives 

leaf 

leaves 

life 

lives 

half 

halves 

37 

The  Possessive  Case 

The  possessive  case  is  so  named  because  it 
shows  possession,  or  ownership. 

The  possessive  case  of  a  noun  in  the  singu- 
lar number  is  formed  by  adding  an  apostrophe 
and  s. 

hoy  boy's 

cat  cat's 

dog  dog's 

rat  rat's 

The  cat's  paw  was  liurt. 
The  dog's  hair  is  black. 
The  rat's  tail  is  h)ng. 

Tlie  possessive  case  of  a  noun  in  the  plural 
number  is  formed  by  adding  an  apostrophe  lo 
the  ]>lural. 

boys  boys* 

books  books' 

cats  cats* 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  49 

dogs  dogs* 

rats  ^  rats' 

girls  girls' 

hats  hats' 

38 
The  word  full,  when  it  forms  the  ending  of 
another  word,  is  written  with  one  1. 
cup  cup'ful 

hand  hand'ful 

plate  plate'ful 

care  care'ful 

tune  tune'ful 

/  39 

Proverbs 
A   soft   answer  turneth   away   wrath :    but 
grievous  words  stir  up  anger.  —  Bible. 

The  tongue  of  the  wise  useth  knowledge 
aright;  but  the  mouth  of  fools  poureth  out 
foolishness.  —  Bible. 

A  good  name  is  rather  to  be  chosen  than 
great  riches. 

A  word  to  the  wise  is  sufficient. 
A  friend  in  need  is  a  friend  indeed. 
'Tis  easier  to  prevent  bad  habits  than  to 
break  them. 

Speech  is  silver ;  silence  is  gold. 


50  A    PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

40 

Words    spelled    Alike,    but    pronounced 

Diri'EREXTLY 

Au'gust  the  eighth  nioulh 

au  gust'  grand 


des'ert 

a  wilderness 

de  sert' 

to  abandon 

gal'lant 

brave,  gay 

gal  lant' 

a  gay  fellow 

gill 

OH) 

the  fourth  of  a  pint 

gill 

part  of  a  fish 

hin'der 

to  stop 

hind'er 

further  behind 

iii'va  lid 

one  not  in  health 

in  vnl'id 

not  firm  or  l)in(Hng 

low'er 

(lou'er) 

to  be  (lark 

low'er 

not  so  liii;h 

live 

to  l)e  or  dwell 

live 

having  life 

mow 

(mou) 

a  pile  of  hay 

mow 

lo  (111  wilh-a  scythe 

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41 

Words 

PRONOUNCED    AlIKE,    BUT   SPELLED 

Differently 

foul 

filthy 

fowl 

a  bird 

gilt 

decorated  with  gold 

guilt 

offense  against  right 

gait 

manner  of  moving 

gate 

an  opening  for  passage  in  a  wall  or 

fence 

grate 

iron  bars 

great 

large 

grown 

increased 

groan 

an  expression  of  pain 

hail 

to  call  —  also  frozen  rain 

hale 

healthy 

hart 

a  beast 

heart 

the  seat  of  life 

hare 

an  animal 

hair 

the  fur  of  animals 

here 

in  this  place 

lear 

to  hearken 

him 

objective  of  he 

hymn 

a  sacred  song 

52  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 


PART 

V 

1 

Names 

OF 

Cities 

Arhaiiy 

Worccs'ter 

Lynn 

Portland 

Ma  11 'dies  Ut 

All  gus'ta 

Ncw'ark 

Brook'Iyn 

liaTti  more 

Rocli'es  ter 

Syr'a  c-use 

Trov 

liiiffa  lo 

Spriiig'fit'ld 

Mil  uaiik'ee 

Prov'i  donee 

Xcw  York' 

De  troit' 

Chi  ca'go 

New  Or'Ie  ans 

Bos'lon 

Wash'iiig  ton 

St.  Lou'is 

Phil  a  (ieri)hi  a 

San  r 

'rail  cis'co 

2 

Animals 

aii'i  nials 

el'e  })hant 

zoo 

wolf 

ti'^cr 

wild 

li'oii 

l)ul"fa  lo 

gi  rallc' 

iiion'kev 

hear 

deer 

al'li  ga  lor 

ze'bra 

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The  zoo  is  in  the  park. 

There  we  see  manj"  animals. 

The  tiger  is  Hke  a  big  cat. 

The  hon  has  a  large  head. 

What  a  long  neck  the  giraffe  has  ! 

Are  you  afraid  of  the  bear  ? 

Look  at  the  tusks  of  the  elephants. 

The  wolf  is  very  wild. 

A  monkey  can  climb. 

A  zebra  looks  like  a  striped  horse. 


3 


Names  of  Fruits 

ap'ple 

ba  na'na 

plums 

peach 

or'ange 

tan'ger  ine 

pear 

grapes 

crab'ap  pie 

pine'ap  pi 

e       quince 

4     ^ 
Pronunciation 

grape'-fruit 

Pronounce  caref  ull}' :  — 

fam'i  ly 

her'o  ine 

laun'dry 

though 

de  liv'er  y 

li'hra  ry 

thought 

dis  cov'er  y 

I  tal'ian 

breath 

vi  o  lin' 

pa  tri  ot'ic 

breathe 

his'to  ry' 

pa'tri  ot  ism 

54  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

5 

Contractions 

don't  docs'n't  has'n't 

won't  liad'n't  have'n't 

who'd  did'n't  whore's 

they're  are'n't  shoiild'n't 

ma'am  would'n't 

We  often  use  don't,  won't,  and  other  con- 
traelions  in  conversation  instead  of  do  not, 
w  ill  not,  etc. 

G 

Dates 

Lincohi  was  horn  on  the  Iwelflh  of  February, 
in  llie  year  eighteen  hundred  nine. 
Lincoln  was  horn  Feb.  b2,  ISOO. 

In  writing  dates  we  abbreviate  or  make 
shorter. 

Al»l)n'vi:il(»  tlKV'^e  dates:  — 

rdhiinhns    l)av    is    on    the    twelfth    dav    of 

«  « 

October. 

Washington  was  !)orn  on  the  twenty-second 
day  of  Februan  ,  in  the  year  seventeen  hun- 
dred  thirtv-two. 


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55 


7 
Headings,   Salutations,   and   Conclusions 

FOR  Letters 

A  letter  to  a  friend  :  — 

Newark,  N.J., 

Nov.  22,  1909. 
My  dear  Rita, 


Sincerely  yours, 

Mary  KL-s-tz. 

A  letter  to  a  father  :  — 

Ithaca,  N.Y., 
June  25,  1909. 
My  dear  Father, 

Your  affectionate  son, 
Henry  Goraian. 

A  letter  to  a  mother :  — 

Boston,  Mass., 
Oct.  25,  1909. 
My  dear  Mother, 

Your  loving  daughter, 

KL\TE  Martin. 


56  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

8 

A  business  letter:  — 

815  Jones  St.,  Balt.,  Md., 

June  '25,  1})()9. 
The  Macniiilan  Co., 

G4-(iG  Fifth  Ave.,  N.  V.  City. 

Dear  Sirs  :  — 

Kindlv  send  

Very  trulv  yours, 

William  Wilby. 

Dictation 

I  receiyed  your  letter. 

How  are  you  feeling.''     Are  you  well  ? 

How  is  your  mother  ? 

AVhere  are  you  working  ? 

What  are  you  doinj:^  .^ 

I  go  to  e\'ening  sehool. 

9 

A  formal  letter  :  — 

Sprin(; FIELD,  Mass., 
Sei)t.  IS,  liMM). 
Mv  DKAK  Mi{.  Smith, 

V(Ty  truly  yours, 
Clarence  Steimiaiu)t. 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  57 

10 

25-18th  Ave.,  Newark,  N.J., 

July  26,  1909. 
The  Macmillan  Co., 

64-66  Fifth  Ave.,  N.  Y.  City. 
Dear  Sirs:  — 

Inclosed  please  find  fifty  cents  for 
one  copy  of  Milton's  poems. 

Respectfully  yours, 

Louise  Meyers. 
11 
Sentences  to  be  used  for  Letters 

When  did  you  come  to  America  ? 

Can  you  read  English  ? 

I  write  a  little  English. 

I  am  learning  the  English  language. 

How  is  your  sister  ? 

I  am  learning  to  write  an  English  letter. 

I  can  write  only  a  few  words. 

Did  you  receive  my  letter  ? 

Will  you  come  to  see  me  on  Sunday  ? 

I  am  going  to  New  York  to-morrow. 

I  am  working  in  a  factory. 

I  go  to  school  every  night. 

Will  you  come  to  dinner  on  Sunday  ? 

Have  you  been  to  Boston  ? 


68 


A   PRACTICAL    SPELLER 

12 

Addresses 


Stamp 

iNIiss 

Mi 
4 

iiy  R.  Smith, 
James  Street, 
Newark, 

X.J. 

Stamp 
Messrs.  Jones  &  Co., 
J)  Maitleii  Lane, 

New  York  ("it v. 

Stamp 
Rev.  Jolm  Ilalliaway.  1).I)., 

Rye,  X.Y. 
v.  ().  I5<)\  OlS. 

1.'} 
••2.)  JoNKs  St.,  Xkwahk,  X.J., 

Sej)!.  4,  1  <)()!). 

Mv    DHAU    Ml{.    (f\\A)i)\AA\ 

1  am  leaniiuu  lo  write  an  Kn^^lisli  letter. 
I  fan  wi'ilc  (tiily  ;i  lew  woi'ds.  I  conic  lo 
school  cxcry  ni^^lit. 

"^  ours  sincerely, 

Rehn Aiv'i)   l'j'.sri:i\. 


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59 


18  William  St.,  Boston,  Mass., 

Nov.  17,  1909. 
My  dear  Mother, 

I  arrived  in  America  Oct.  1st.  How 
are  you  feeling  ?  I  am  very  well.  I  am  work- 
ing very  hard.     Write  me  a  letter  soon. 

Your  loving  son, 

Louis. 


14 


./ 


Words  pronounced  Alike,  but  spelled 
Differently 


lone 
loan 

main 
mane 

made 
maid 

male 
mail 


mus'cle 
mus'sel 


solitary 
something  lent 

the  chief 

long  hair  on  the  neck  of  a  horse 

produced,  formed 
an  unmarried  woman 

masculine 

armor;     letters,    etc.,    received 
through  the  post-office. 

an  organ  producing  motion 
a  shellfish 


60  A   PliACTICAL   SPELLER 

1.5 

peel  to  pare  off  the  rind 

peal  to  utter  loud  sounds 

pair  a  couple 

pare  to  cut  off  the  rind 

pear  a  fruit 

j)lain  even  or  level 

j)lane  to  make  smooth 

meet  to  come  together 

meat  llesh  food 

mete  measure 

niaii'tl(^  a  cloak 

inaii'Icl  a  shelf  nvvv  a  fir(^j)lace 

peace  (|uielude 

piece  a  part 

rain  \vat<'r  failing  from  clouds 

rein  astraj)  l»y  which  a  horse  is  guided 

reign  to  rule  over 

right  good 

rile  a  cereiuoiiv 


sea 


a  I.I  rue  l>od\'  of  ualcr 


see  to  hchold 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  61 


16 

In  a 

Factory 

fac'to  rv 

em  ployed' 

man  u  fac'ture 

em  ploy  ee' 

fore'man 

em  ploy'er 

fore'wom  an 

work'ing 

ma  chine' 

man  u  fac'tur  ing 

own'er 

sales'men 

export' 

office 

im  port' 

ar'ti  cles 

I  work  in  a  factory  in  Newark.  My  fore- 
man insists  that  we  do   good,   careful   work. 

His  wife  is  the  forewoman  over  the  girls. 
There  are  many  girls  as  well  as  men  employed 
in  our  factory. 

The  owner  of  the  factory  is  our  employer. 
He  employs  us  to  work  for  him.  I  am  an 
employee  because  I  work  for  my  emi)l(jyer. 

We  manufacture  fine  waists  and  export 
them  to  England.  When  articles  are  brouglit 
from  England  we  say  that  they  are  im- 
ported. 

The  manufacturing  is  done  in  the  factory. 
We  have  an  office  in  New  York.  The  sales- 
men are  there. 


62  A   PRACTICAL  SPELLER 


PART 

VI 

1 

F. 

VBRICS 

iiius'liu 

broad'cloth 

cot'ton 

cliif'l'on 

wooren 

vol' vet 

nier'cor 

ized 

serge 

caKi  CO 

tweed 

lin'en 

foil  lard' 

f^auzo 

chev'i  ot 

silk 

pa  11 'a 111  a 

My  suit  is  made  of  serge. 
What  kind  ol'  material  is  in  your  dress? 
My  dress  is  made  ol"  foulard  silk. 
Cheviot  is  a  very  heavy  cloth. 

'I'hc  girl  has  a  col  Ion  sliirl  waist. 
Muslin  is  used  I'oi-  underwear. 
1  have  a  linen  liandkereliiel". 
Katherine  has  a  hat  trimmed  witli  chiiroii  and 
velvet. 

Col.  James  S.  Sniilh  Kev.  Ua.Ninond  I)a\is 

Hon.  ("has.  S.  .loiies  SergeanI  iioinan  .\nianar 

Maj.  .John  (lerinont  Pro!'.  Harry  Meneher 

Dr.  Win.  While  Sui)t.  Roland  Sloan 


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63 


E.  for  East 
W.  for  West 
N.  for  North 
S.  for  South 


2 
Abbreviations 

Ans.  for  An'swer 
Capt.  for  Cap'tain 
Co.  for  Coun'ty 
Doz.  for  Doz'en 


Co.  for  Com  pa'ny  P.  S.  for  Post'script 

Abbreviations  of  States 


Al  a  ba'ma 

Ala. 

Mis  sou'ri 

Mo. 

Ar'kan  sas 

Ark. 

North  Caroli'naN.C. 

Cal  i  for'nia 

Cal. 

New  Engiand 

N.E. 

Con  nec'ti  cut 

Conn, 

.  Ne  bras'ka 

Neb. 

DeFa  ware 

Del. 

NewHamp'shire  N.H. 

Flor'i  da 

Fla. 

New  Jer'sey 

N.J. 

Geor'gi  a 

Ga. 

New  York' 

N.Y. 

I'o  wa 

la. 

Or'e  gon 

Or. 

11  H  nois' 

111. 

Rhode  Island 

R.L 

In  di  an'a 

Ind. 

Ten  nes  see' 

Tenn 

Ken  tuck'y 

Ky. 

Vir  gin'i  a 

Va. 

Lou  i  si  an 'a 

La. 

Wis  con'sin 

Wis. 

Mas  sa  chu'setts  ]\Iass. 

0  hi'o 

0. 

Mar'y  land 

Md. 

Penn  syl  va'ni  a 

Pa. 

Maine 

Me. 

South  Car  oli'na 

L  S.C. 

Mich'i  gan 

INIich. 

Tex'as 

Tex. 

Min  ne  so'ta 

Minn 

.  Xev  mont' 

Vt. 

Miss  is  sip'pi 

Miss. 

West  Vir  gin'i  a 

W.Va 

64  A    PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

3 

At  a  Gymnasium 

la  ligue'  ^yni  na'si  uin  clinil)'iiig 

tired  dan'cing  juinp'in 

col  lapse'  strong  steps 

rid'iiig  ex'er  cise  bars 

driv'ing  ex  cess'ive  turn'ing 

run'iiing  walk'iiig 

4 

Business  Words 

ex  ell  a  II  ge'  in  vest'ment 

.     Wall  Street  I)rof'it 

st(X'ks  af  fairs' 

bonds  tel'e  gram 

in  vest'  col  lect' 

niort'gage  •  can'cc! 

ex  i>e'ri  ence  con  sign'nient 

5 

WoKDS    LSEU    UN    A    TAIt.M 

farin'er  roap'er 

niow'ing  scythe 

reaj)'iiig  sic'kle 

soNv'iiig  Iiar'xcst 

slor'ing  crop 


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65 


6 
Words  used  about  War 


gen'er  a 

slay'ing 

war'rior 

colo'nel 

pow'er 

ar'mor 

com  mand'er 

rout'ed 

vie  to'ri  ous 

cap'tain 

lead'er 

prep  a  ra'tions 

march 

reg'i  ment 

strik'ing 

am  mu  ni'tion 

bat  tal'ion 

dan'ger 

spear 

tronp 

serv'ice 

dag'ger 

sol'dier 

of'fi  cers 

di  vi'sion 

halt 

fight 

peace 

pro  vi'sions 

pro  tec'tion 

ar'my 

camp 

glo'ry 

chief 

lieu  ten'ant 

sue  cess' 

en  camp 'men  t 

en'e  my 

am  bi'tion 

vic'to  ry 

bat'tle 

cow'ard 

de  feat' 

shield 

des  troy' 

es  cape' 

drum 

bu'gle 

Words  about  Mountains 


Alps 

chasm 

rug'ged 

moun'tains 

path'way 

steep 

pass 

gla'cier 

gorge 

bot'tom 

climb'ing 

edge 

Swit'zer  land 

moun  tain  eers' 

miglit'y 

slope 

height 

sum'mit 

66 


A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 


8 

Words  used  by  a  Mason 


cel'lcir 

mor'tar 

shov^'el 

hose 

brick 

sieve 

ce  ment' 

lime 

trow'cl 

sand 

wa'tcr 

pick'-ax 

lioe 

9 

Words  used  in  Law 


a  I  tor'ncy 

con'tract 

hiw 

doc'u  niciit 

chiuse 

court 

as  sitjn'nicnt 

re  as  sign 

'mcnt 

judge 

at"  fi  (la'vil 

sign 

pk\id 

oath 

dec  La  ra'1 

Lion 

guilt'y 

c.\  am  ill  a'tioii 

ck'rk 

in'no  cent 

wit'ness 

hiw'yer 

dis  charge' 

mag'is  LraLe 

pcn'al  ty 
term 

serve 

10 

WoitDs  rsKi)  I.N  a  College 

pro  f  CSS 'or         frcsli'iimii  tu'tor 


k'c'ture 

soj)li'o  more 

course 

in  struct 'or 

jun'ior 

post  grafl'u  nte 

tu'tor  age 

scn'ior 

term 

grad'u  ale 

de  gree' 

t  u  i'l  ion 

scliol'ar  sliij) 

text 

(h  plo'ma 

FOB  EVENING  SCHOOLS 


67 


11 

Stones 

gran'ite 
mar'ble 
slate 

sand'stone 

brick 

cob'ble-stone 

on  yx 


12 


Precious  Stones 

di'a  mond  gar'net 

em'er  aid  pearl 

ru'by  am'e  thyst 

sap'phire  o'pal 

tur'quoise  a  qua-mar  ine' 
to'paz 


13 

Flowers 

rose 

vi'o  let 

hy'a  cinth 

ge  ra'ni  um 

chrvs  an'the  mum 

car  na'tion 

or'chid 

pan'sy 


lil'y-of-the-val'ley 

li'lac 

gar  de'ni  a 

smi'lax 

dai'sy 

but'ter-cup 

hv  dran'ge  a 


08  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

14 

"Words  used  in  Thavelixg 

train  par'lor  car 

tick'ct  .  chair  car 

car  pull'man 

slecp'er  rairroad 

sta'tion  de'pot 

tick'et-a'gent  coii  duct 'or 

15 

Words  used  in  School 

ge  og'ra  pliy  ge  ol'o  gy 

his'to  ry  ge  om'c  try 

cheni'is  try  civ'il  gov'crn  ment 

as  troii'o  my  civ'ics 

16 

Names  oi    Diseases 

con  sunip'lion  nuinij)s 

dipli  llic'ri  a  ad'c  noids 

nica'slcs  jx-r  i  lo  ni'tis 

scar'Ict  fc'vor  hi  Ixtcu  lo'sis 

cliick'cii  pox'  can'ccr 

coiigli  chills 

aj)  pcnd  i  ci'tis  men  in  gi'tis 

col'ic 


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69 


17    "^ 

Words  pronounced  Alike,  but  spelled 
Differently 

seam  the  joining  of  the  edges 

seem  to  appear 

sent  dispatched 

cent  a  small  coin 

scent  smell 

their  belonging  to  them 

there  in  that  place 

waist  a  part  of  the  body 

waste  to  squander 

wood  timber 

would  past  tense  of  will 

read  to  discover  the  meaning  of  char- 

acters 
reed  an  aquatic  plant 

ring  a  circle 

wring  to  twist  tightly 

so  in  such  a  manner 

sow  to  scatter  seed 

sew  to  join  together  with  thread 

sole  the  under  part  of  the  foot  only 

soul  the  spiritual  part  of  man 


70 

A 

PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

sum 

the  amount  of  two  or  more  num 
hers 

some 

a  part 

stare 

to  traze 

stair 

a  step 

steel 

steal 

tear 

tier 


hard  melal 

to  take  hv  tlieft 

fluid  seereted  hy  the  eye 
a  row  or  rank 


wait 

to  larry 

weight 

heaviness 

wear 

to  earry  as  clothes 

ware 

mercluuKhse 

IS 


Gf:ms  to  be  Mk.mohizki) 

TIk'  man  wlio,  for  party,  forsakes  rii^hleous- 
ness,  ^oes  down  ;  and  llic  arnicd  hallalioiis  of 
God  niareli  over  liini.      Wkndell   Pmilmps. 

TIh'v  arc  n('V«'r  alone  lliat   arc  acconijjanied 


1)V  n(>l)lc  1  liouiihts. 


SiK    I'll  11.11'    SVDNKY. 


FOB  EVENING  SCHOOLS  71 

Habit  is  a  cable ;  we  weave  a  thread  of  it 
every  day,  and  at  last  we  cannot  break  it. 

Horace  Mann. 
19 

Whatever  I  have  tried  to  do  in  life,  I  have 
tried  with  all  my  heart  to  do  well ;  whatever 
I  have  devoted  myself  to,  I  have  devoted  my- 
self to  completely ;  in  great  aims  and  in  small, 
I  have  always  been  thoroughly  in  earnest. 

Charles  Dickens. 

God  governs  in  the  affairs  of  men ;  and  if  a 
sparrow  cannot  fall  to  the  ground  without  His 
notice,  neither  can  a  kingdom  rise  without 
His  aid.  Franklin. 

We  hold  these  truths  to  be  self-evident : 
that  all  men  are  created  equal ;  that  they 
are  endowed  bv  the  Creator  with  certain  in- 
alienable  rights ;  that  among  these  are  life, 
liberty  and  the  pursuit  of  happiness. 

Thomas  Jefferson. 

Liberty  and  Union,  now  and  forever,  one  and 
inseparable.  Daniel  Webster. 

20 
Even  a  fool  when  he  holdeth  his  peace   is 
accounted  wise.  Proverbs. 


72  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

Wc  cannot  honor  our  country  with  too  deep 
a  reverence. 

AVe  cannot  love  lier  with  an  afiVx'tion  too 
pure  and  fervent. 

We  cannot  serve  her  witli  an  ener<i:y  of  pur- 
pose or  a  faitlifuhiess  of  zeal  too  steadfast  and 
ardent.  Thomas  S.  CiHi.mke. 

Good  name,  in  man  or  woman. 
Is  the  immediate  jewel  of  their  souls. 

Shakespeare. 

21 

Be  not  simply  ^ood  ;   be  good  for  something. 

TnOHEAU. 

True  lil)erlv  can  exist  on]\-  wiien  justice  is 
equally  administered  to  ail. 

Loitn  ^NTaxsfield. 

22 
O,  it  is  excellent 

To  have  a  giant's  strength  ;  hnl  it  is  tyrannous 

To  u>('  it  Hke  a  giant.  Shakespeare. 

IIowc'ci'  il   Ix'  it  seems  to  me 
'Tis  only  noMc  to  i)e  good  ; 
Kind  hearts  are  more  than  coronets. 
And  simj)ie  faith  than  Xormaii  hlood. 

Tennvsov. 


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If  wisdom's  ways  you'd  wisely  seek, 
Five  things  observe  with  care :  — 
Of  whom  you  speak,  to  whom  you  speak, 
And  how,  and  when,  and  where.      Anon. 

23 

It  is  a  low  benefit  to  give  me  something; 
it  is  a  high  benefit  to  enable  me  to  do  some- 
thing of  myself.  Emerson. 

Every  right  action  and  true  thought  sets 
the  seal  of  its  beauty  on  person  and  face. 

RUSKIN. 

A  man  should  never  be  ashamed  to  own  he 
has  been  in  the  wrong,  which  is  but  saying  in 
other  words  that  he  is  wiser  to-day  than  he 
was  yesterday.  Pope. 

Promptness  is  the  soul  of  business. 

Care  and  diligence  ensure  success. 

There  is  but  one  way  I  know  of  conversing 
safely  with  all  men ;  that  is,  not  by  conceal- 
ing what  we  say  and  do,  but  by  saying  or 
doing  nothing  that  deserves  to  be  concealed. 

Pope. 


74 


A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 


24 

Special 

Dhill 

main'te  nance 

Fol)'ru  a  ry 

AVcclncs'day 

sec're  ta  ry 

con'science 

dis  ap  pear' 

res'i  tlcnce 

height 

e  nough' 

whol'lv 

Ici'sure 

ap  ])ear'ance 

prom'ise 

to  nia'toes 

re  ferred' 

o  pin'ion 

re  ceive' 

corunin 

scp'a  rate 

com'ing 

o  bliged' 

be  lieve' 

oc  cur'rence 

busi'ness 

rec  om  nirnd' 

nier'ri  er 

dis  ap  puint' 

wrapped 

25 

Words  used  in  the  Trades 

ma  (liiii'ist  bul'ier 

Iruck'nian  maid 

con  (hiet'or  ser'vant 

chaiit'  t'ciii'  cook 

coacirmaii  drug'gist 

foot'man  pliar'ma  cisl 

driv'er  ex  prcss'man 


FOR   EVENING   SCHOOLS 


75 


store 'keep  er 

in  spect'or 

publish  er 

la'bor  er 

weav'er 

wait'ress 

tail'or 

flor'ist 

man  u  fac'tur  er 


fire'man 
po  lice'man 
gar'den  er 
farm'er 
wood'cut  ter 
jan'i  tor 
milk'man 
print'er 
type' writ  er 


ste  nog'ra  pher 


26 

Words  used  in  Business 


in  vest'ed 

in'ter  est 

prin'ci  pal 

es  tate' 

cred'it  or 

bal'ance 

dis'count 

sun'dries 

ad  ver'tise  ment 

dues 

quar'ter  ly 

as'sets 

as  sess'or 


debts 
part'ner 
com'pa  ny 
bank'rupt 
debt'or 
jour'nal 
ac  counts' 
ledg'er 
li  a  biri  ties 
sig'na  ture 
al  low'ance 
per  cent 'age 
guar  an  tee' 


76  A   PRACTICAL  SPELLER 

27 

"Words  used  in  School 


lan'i^uage 

gram 'mar 

iTad'ing 

English 

writ'ing 

French 

Ger'man 

Lat/in 

com  po  si 't ion 

28 

rhet'o  ric 

Abbreviations 

Tex. 

Texas 

S.  Dal 

k.   South  Dakota 

Mich. 

Michigan 

N.  Mcx.  New  Mexico 

Wis. 

Wisconsin 

Okla. 

Oklalionui 

111. 

Illinois 

Ark. 

Arkansas 

Ind. 

Indiana 

Col. 

Colorado 

Ky. 

Kentucky 

Cal. 

California 

(). 

Ohio 

Or. 

Oregon 

W.  \i 

I.    West  \'irgiiiia  Wash. 

Washington 

Minn. 

^^iIlnesot{l 

Ariz. 

Arizona 

Mo. 

Missouri 

Mont. 

Montana 

la. 

Iowa 

Id. 

Idaho 

K;m. 

Kansas 

Wyo. 

Wyoming 

Ncl). 

Nebraska 

Nev. 

Nevada 

N.  Oil 

ik.  North  Dakot 

a  rt. 

rtah 

D.('.  District  of  Columbia 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS 


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29 

Special  Drill 

hoped 

an'gle 

through 

hop'ing 

an'gel 

thor'ough 

oc  curred' 

though 

af  feet' 

oc  curr'ing 

thought 

ef  feet' 

ex  ceed' 

pro  ceed' 

sue  ceed' 

gath' 

er 

to  g 

jeth'er 

30 

Words  used  about  War 


bat'tle 

troops 

com  mand'er 

reg'i  ment 

march 

peace 


he'ro 
com'rade 
di  vi'sion 
com  mand' 
o  bey' 
at  ten'tion 
sac'ri  fice 

31 


sur  ren'der 
truce 
her'o  ism 
loy'al 
de  fend' 
slav'er  y 


Words  about  Land  and  Water 
earth  cap'tain  ship 


round 

cab'in 

com'pass 

globe 

deck 

mar'i  ner 

sphere 

flat 

sea'nian 

sail'or 

sail 
voy'age 

steam'er 

78  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

The  earth  is  round  Hke  a  globe  or  sphere. 

We  can  sail  around  it. 

P('()j)le  used  to  think  that  the  earth  was  flat. 

The  mariner  can  u.sc  a  compass. 

The  captain  has  charge  of  the  ship. 

A  sailor  is  a  good  seaman. 

We  took  a  voyage  on  I  lie  ocean. 

The  deck  of  the  steamer  is  long. 

We  ate  in  the  cabin. 


3^2 

About  the 

Sun 

dav 

sur'face 

la'bor 

night 

earth 

sta'tion  a  rv 

sun 

hour 

sle(*p 

re  volv^es' 

shade 

ear'Iv 

"Tlie  liuhl  ol"  the  sun  makes  the  day,  and 
the  siiadc  ol"  the  earth  makes  the  night.  The 
earth  rev()]\'es  from  \\(>>l  lo  east  once  in 
twenty-four  lioui>.  Tlir  sun  is  fixed  or  sta- 
tionary; but  thccjirlh  I  iinis  cxcry  |)arl  of  its 
surface  to  tlie  sun  once  in  twenty-four  hoiu's. 

"The  (hiy  is  for  lal)or  and  Ihe  ni^hl  is  for 
sleej)  and  repose.  ('hil(h"en  should  go  lo  bed 
early  in  Ihe  evening,  and  :ill  jx-rsons  who  ex- 
pect  to  thrive  in  the  \vorl<l  should  rise  early." 


FOR  EVEyiNG   SCHOOLS 


79 


PART  VII 


Words  used 

add 

ad  di'tion 

sub  tract' 

sub  trac'tion 

frac'tion 

per  cent'age 

dis'count 

com'pound 


IN  Arithmetic 
mul  ti  pli  ca'tion 
mul'ti  ply 
di  vide' 
di  vi'sion 
dec'i  mals 
de  nom'i  na  tor 
num'er  a  tor 
in'ter  est 


min'is  ter 

priest 

rab'bi 

sur'geon 

doc'tor 

law'yer 


Professions 

vet'er  i  na  ry 
chem'ist 
prin'ci  pal 
teach 'er 
clerk 
ed'i  tor 
den'tist 


Parts  of  a  Book 
cov'er  text 

page  in'dex 

bind'ing  preface 

in  tro  duc'tion 


80                          A  PRACTICAL  SPELLER 

St 

Words  used  in  making  a  Book 

type  piib'lish  cr 

print'er  pul)'lish  ing 

lead'ing  print 'ing 

set 'ting  au'thor 


pa  per 


fo'lio 


cloth 


3 

Special  Drill 

cour  a'geous  con  trolled' 

le'ni  en  cy  hop'ing 

transferred  hoped 

mem'o  rize  les'son 

quan'ti  ty  sus  tain' 

sym'pa  thize  syni'pa  thy 

sup  ])hes'  al  lowed' 

4 

Word  Hiildixg 

Add  nu  ??r.<f.<f,  and  ///  to  each  word  :  — 
})riglit  sharp  sweet  short 

fpiiek  soft  light  dark 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  81 

5 

Masculine  and  Feminine  Words 

duke  duch'ess 

em'per  or  em'press 

he'ro  her'o  ine 

ac'tor  ac'tress 

li'on  H'on  ess 

ti'ger  ti'gress 

drake  duck 

roost'er  or  cock  hen 

lord  la'dy 

youth  maid'en 

boy  girl 

broth'er  sis'ter 

un'cle  aunt 

neph'ew  niece 

man  wom'an 

father  moth'er 

6 

Words  of  Action 
cry  cried  cry'ing 

defy'  defied'  de  fy'ing 

ed'i  fy  ed'i  fied  ed'i  fy  ing 

dry  dried  dry'ing 

car'ry  car'ried  car'ry  ing 

Vv  mar'ricd  mar'ry  ing 


mar  ry 


82  A    PRACTICAL   SPELLER 


7 

C] 

LIMATE 

cli'mate 

heat 

cold 

tor'rid 

warm 

draiii'age 

skies 

sky 

frig'id 

ho  ri'zon 

8 

When  tlie  climate  is  cold  we  say  it  is  frii^id. 
When  there  is  mneli  heat,  we  say  it  is  torrid. 
'^I'he    horizon    is   where    the   earth   seems  to 
meet  the  skv. 

"Heaven  is  not  reached  at  a  sini^Me  honnd. 
Bill  we  hnild  the  ladder  hy  which  we  rise, 
From  the  lowly  earth  to  the  vaulted  skies." 


clian  dc  lier'  lamp 

hull)  pic'tures 

e  lec'tric  pitch'cr 

nian'tle  thcr  niom'e  ter 

win  Mow  screen 

shades  ceil'ing 

brass  cen'ter 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS 


83 


The  chandelier  is  in  the  center  of  the  ceiling. 

There  is  an  electric  bulb  on  it. 

The  mantle  is  broken. 

The  shades  are  torn  on  the  window. 

The  lamp  is  made  of  brass. 

The  pictures  are  hung  on  the  walls. 

The  water  is  in  the  pitcher. 

The  thermometer  says  72°. 

The  screen  is  red. 


10 

Review 


animals 

thermomei 

buffalo 

electric 

elephant 

mountains 

giraffe 

quantity 

drainage 

compass 

horizon 

surgeon 

chandelier 

seaman 

manufacturing 

foreman 

export 

11 

Abbreviations 

cl.     Clerk 

Cong.     Congress 

84  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

Cons.     Constable 

Cts.     Cents 

D.D.     Doctor  of  Divinity 

Dej)t.      Department 

Dr.     Doctor  or  Debtor 

Ktl.     Edition  —  Editor 

e.g.     for  exanij)le 

Exec.     Executor 

Gen.     (General 

1 1  lid.     Hogshead 

i.e.     tliat  is 

Jas.     James 

Jno.     John 

LTy.D.     Doctor  of  Laws 

IMeh.      Marcli 

M.D.     Doctor  of  Medicine 

N.li.     Take  notice 

No.     Number 

per     by 

percwi.      by  the  huiKb-edwcii^lit 

Ps.      Psahn' 

Prof.      Professor 

Rt.  Hon.     Ki<(lit  Honorable 

Surij.     Surireoii 

U.S.A.      I  nil  I'd  States  of  .\merica 

Yd.      Yard 

&     and 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS 


85 


12 
Forming  the  Tenses 

adding  ed  adding  ing 


call 

call  ed 

call'ing 

turn 

turn  ed 

turn'ing 

plow 

plow 

ed 

plow'ing 

sow 

sow  < 

ed 

sow'ing 

plant 
seal 

plant  ed 
seal  ed 

plant'ing 
seal'ing 

13 

Forming 

THE 

Tenses 

adding  d 

ab'di  cate 

ab'di  ca  ted 

ded'i  cate 

ded'i  ca  ted 

de  grade' 

de  gra'ded 

suf'fo  cate 

suf'fo  ca  ted 

ed'u  cate 

ed'u  ca  ted 

de  ride' 

de  ri'ded 

a  base' 

a  based' 

com  pose' 
re  fuse' 

com  posed' 
re  fused' 

pro  nounce 
re  joice' 

f 

pro  nounced' 
re  joiced' 

crit'i  cise 

crit'i  cised 

dis  fig'ure 

dis  fig'ured 

86 


A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 


14 


Words  used  in 

THE  Study  of  Grammau 

noun 

sen'tence 

pro'noim 

de  clar'n  tive 

ad'jec  tive 

in  t(T  roi^'a  live 

ad' verb 

ciucs'lion 

im  per'a  live 

vcrl ) 

an'a  lyzc 

ad  ver'bi  al 

al  trib'u  tive 

tran'si  tive 

in  tro  duce' 

con  junc'tion 

com 'pie  ment 

state'ment 

clause 

prep  o  si'lion 

rel'a  tive 

15 

About  a  City 

may'or  lioanl  ol"  ed  u  ea'lioii 

al'der  man  dis'tricl 

coun'cil  po  lice'man 

(•it '>■  hall  ap  point' 


state 


1(5 

About  tiik  State 
as  sem'blv 


^ov  crii  (ir 
leg'is  late 


as  sem'blv  man 
loh'hv 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS 


87 


lob'by  ist 
mem'bers 
trans  act' 
leg'is  la  tors 
in'flu  ence 


cap'i  tol 
e  lec'tion 
coun'ty 
pol'i  tics 
con  vene' 


17 


About  the  Nation 


U  nit'  ed  States 
na'tion  al 
Pres'i  dent 


ses  sion 


rep  re  sen  taction 


con  gress 
con'gress  man 
sen'a  tor 

rep  re  sent'a  tives 
tax  a'tion 


18 


Words  used  ix  Business 

of 'fie  ers 
man'a  ger 
com  bine' 
com  bi  na'tion 
bank'rupt  cy 


or  gan  i  za  tion 

cor  po  ra'tion 

in  cor'po  rate 

or'gan  ize 

check 

draft 

over  due' 

bank 

mort'gage 

judge 

dif'fi  cult 


as  sign  ee 
ref  er  ee' 
bank'rupt 
sat  is  fac'tion 
re  ceipt' 
as  sign' me nt 


88  A  PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

10 

Words  Nearly,  but  not  Exactly,  Alike  in 

Pronunciation 

ac  cept'  to  take 

ex  cept'  to  take  out 

af  feet'  Lo  acl  u})()ii 

effect'  what  is  jiroduced 

ac  cede'  to  agree 

ex  ceed'  to  surpass 

willi'er  to  cause  to  fade 

vvhith'er  to  wliat  i)lace 

as  say'  trial  of  metals 

es  say'  to  try 

allowed'  adinillcd,  granted 

a  loud'  audibly 

(M''r:iiid  a  message 


f-i^ 


cr'raiil  wandering 

ad  di'lion  somelhiug  ad<l<Ml 

('(ii'tion  the   ininiixM*  of  copies   of  a 

hook   j)iilin>h('d  nl    one 

liinc. 


for  evening  schools  89 

Words  pronounced  Alike,  but  spelled 
Differently 

ail  to  be  in  trouble 

ale  malt  liquor 


air 

the  atmosphere 

heir 

one  who  inherits 

all 

the  whole 

awl 

a  carpenter's  tool 

aisle 

a  passage  way 

isle 

an  island 

21 

Comparison  of  Adjectives 

Positive         Comparative  Superlative 

bad,  ill        worse  worst 

far  farther,  further  fartliest,  furthest 

good,  well  better  best 

late  later  latest 

little  less  least 

many  more  most 


90  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

A   Letter 

ad  dress'  an'swer 

post'script  for'iiial 

hcad'infjj  friend'ly 

con  clu'sion  date 

mail  post  'office 

post 'man  irg'is  ter 

spe'cial  de  liv'er  y  sii^^'iia  ture 

stamp  mail  box 

23 

« 

Words  used  by  a  Furrier 

white  fox 
j)o'ny  skin 
car'a  cul 
l)a'l)y-laml) 
sa'hle 
cure 

24 

AVORDS    USED    HV    A    ClIE.MIST 

chem'ic  al  al'om  dissolve' 

chem'is  try  chrome  moKe  cule 

ne'id  so  lu'lion  gas'e  ous 

neu'Ual  proc'ess  met'al 


fur 

skin 

lynx 

chin  ('hi  'hi 

mink 

fox 

er'mine 

sj)ot'ted  fox 

seal 

squir'rel 

j)er'sian- 

-laml) 

as  tra  khan' 

FOR   EVENING   SCHOOLS 


91 


PART  VIII 


Masculine  and  Feminine  Nouns 


em  per  or 

em  press 

czar 

cza  ri'na 

king 

queen 

pro  tect'or 

pro  tect'ress 

duke 

duch'ess 

prince 

prin'cess 

mar'quis 

mar'chion  ess 

lord 

la'dy 

bar'on 

bar'on  ess 

count 

count'ess 

peer 

peer'ess 

heir 

heirless 

h'on 

hon'ess 

ti'ger 

ti'gress 

2 

Sending  an  Express  Package 
/  ^' 


ex  press  man 

ex  press 

char'gcs 

freight 

de  liv'ered 

sign'ing 

de  layed' 

lost 

re  dress' 

freight'car 

re  ceipt' 

for'ward 

92  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

3 

For  Dictatiox 

The  poorest  man  may  he  a  .gentleman  in 
spirit  and  in  daily  life.  He  may  be  honest, 
truthful,  uj)right,i)()lite,  temperate,  courageous, 
self-respecting,  and  self-helping,  that  is,  he  may 
be  a  genuine  gentleman.  As  he  respects  him- 
self, he  respects  others.  A  brave  and  gentle 
character  is  often  found  under  the  humblest 

garb. 

Samuel  Smiles. 


4 

Spelling 

priiil'ing 

world 

books 

sword 

his'to  ry 

bal'tlr-ax 

sun'l)eam 

lighriiouse 

mind 

pro  ces'sion 

pa'ges 

souls 

gran'deur 

faults 

foriies 

ex  ist'ence 

Dictatiox 

From  Ihc  hour  of  the  iiiviMilion  of  j)riiiling, 
!)ooks,  and   ii(»l    kini^'s,  were  lo  rule  Ihc  world. 


FOR   EVENING   SCHOOLS  93 

Weapons  forged  in  the  mind,  keen-edged,  and 
brighter  than  a  sunbeam,  were  to  supphmt 
the  sword  and  battle-ax.  Books  :  Hght-houses 
built  on  the  sea  of  time.  Books :  by  whose 
sorcery  the  whole  pageantry  of  the  world's 
historj^  moves  in  solemn  procession  before  our 
eyes.  From  their  pages  great  souls  look  down 
in  all  their  grandeur,  undimmed  by  the  faults 
and  follies  of  earthly  existence,  consecrated  by 
time.  E.  P.  Whipple. 

5 

Newspaper  advertisements  and  answers  :  — 

Read :  — 

HELP  WANTED 

Male 
ABRAHAM   &  STRAUS 

FULTON    STREET,    BROOKLYN 

Blanket  Department — Can  use  an  experi- 
enced salesman  for  their  blanket  department. 
Apply  by  mail. 

Wanted  —  Ambitious  young  men  to  become 
traveling  salesmen  :    experience  unnecessary. 
John  Katz,  Rochester,  N.Y. 


94  a  practical  speller 

85  Boyd  St., 
Newark,  N.J., 
June  5,  1910. 
John  Katz, 

Rochester,  N.Y. 
Dear  Sir  :  — 
Please  consider  nie  an  aj)j)llcant  for  the  po- 
sition advert isod  in  this  evening's  News. 

I  have  liad  no  exj)erience  as  a  travehng 
salesman,  l)ul  have  worked  in  a  elothing  store 
for  five  vears. 

I    was    horn    in    liussia    and     am    nineteen 
years  old.     I  can  give  you  references,  which 
I  am  sure  will  he  satisfactory. 
Hoping  to  hear  from  you,  I  am. 

Yours  respectfully, 
(Signed)  Morris  Lentz. 

6 

Application  for  a  Position 

A\rile  lo  some  husiness  firm  a  Icilcr  .'ipply- 
ing  for  a  jxtsiliou  such  as  you  lliiiik  youi-sell' 
(|ualifie<l  lo  fill.  Stale  your  age,  where  you 
have  worked,  where  you  came  tVoiu.  ;ind  why 
you  are  (|ualifie(l  lo  fill  llic  po»ilioii.  State 
also  the  salarv  that  \<>u  wi>li  lo  receive.  \ 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  95 

7 
Spelling  and  Dictation 

pru'dence  in  flex'i  ble 

con  sid  er  action  in'ter  est 

ma  ture'ly  op  posed' 

re  frain'ing  de  ci'sion 

ob'sta  cles  in  teg'ri  ty 

Perhaps  the  strongest  feature  in  his  (Wash- 
ington's) character  was  prudence;  never  act- 
ing until  every  circumstance,  every  considera- 
tion, was  maturcl}'  weighed ;  refraining  if  he 
saw  a  doubt,  but,  when  once  decided,  going 
through  with  his  purpose,  whatever  obstacles 
opposed.  His  integrity  was  most  pure,  his 
justice  the  most  inflexible  I  have  ever  known, 
no  motives  of  interest  or  consanguinity,  of 
friendship  or  hatred,  being  able  to  bias  his 
decision.  He  was,  indeed,  in  every  sense  of 
the  word,  a  wise,  a  good,  and  a  great  man. 

Thomas  Jefferson. 

8 

For  Memorizing 

It  matters  very  little  what  immediate  spot 
may  have  been  the  l)irthplace  of  such  a  man 


96  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

as  Wasliinfj;ton.  No  people  can  claim,  no 
country  can  api)r()])riah'  liini.  The  boon  of 
Providence  to  the  liunian  race,  his  fame  is 
eternity,  and  his  dwellin^^-plaee  creation. 

Wendell  Phillips. 

There  is  no  creation  so  small  and  abject, 
that  it  representelh  not  the  goodness  of  (lod. 

Thomas  a   Kempis. 

They  are  never  alone  that  are  accompanied 
with  noble  thoughts.        g^^^  j,^^^^^^  ^^^^^^. 

True  worth  is  in  being,  not  seeming  — 
In  doing  each  day  that  goes  by, 
Some  little  good,  not  in  dreaming 
Of  great  things  to  do  by  and  by; 
For  whatever  men  sny  in  their  bh'ndness. 
And  spile  of  the  t'niicies  ol"  ycMitli, 
There  is  notiiing  so  kingly  as  kindness, 
And  nothing  so  royal  as  truth. 

Alice  Gary. 

TTeaven  has  willed  it  that  the  T'nited  States 
shall  live.  The  nations  of  the  earth  eaimot 
spare  them. 

Oration  on  the  Death  of  Lincoln. 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  97 


9 

Spelling  and  Dictation 

in 'sects 

eaf 

growth 

lo'cust 

shriv'eled 

de  cay' 

form 

nu'mer  ous 

viv'id 

size 

coror 

leaves 

wings 

stage 

crum'p 

watched 

Some   insects,    belonging   mostly   to   locust 

tribes,  represent  leaf  forms.     They  are  found 

in    all    forms,   sizes,    and    colors,    mimicking 

foliage  at  every  stage  of  growth  and  decay. 

Some  have  the  leaf  stamped  on  their  wings  in 

vivid  green,  with  veins  and  ribs  complete.     I 

have  again  and  again  watched  these  forms  in 

the  forest,  not  only  with  the  living  leaf,  but 

with  crumpled,  sliriveled  ones. 

From    "Tropical   Africa,"  by   Henry    Drum- 

mond. 

10 

Enunciation  Drill 


wood 'en 

rear 

ex  cuse' 

laughed 

thrown 

lis'ten 

knew 

often 

cloth 

hy'phcn 

H 


98  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

11 

Washington's  Rules 

Here  are  some  rules  for  good  behavior. 
They  were  coi)ie(l  h\  Cieorge  Washington  when 
he  was  a  boy. 

1.  Turn  not  your  l)ack  lo  otliers,  especially 
in  speaking;  jar  not  the  table  or  desk  on 
which  another  reads  or  writes;  lean  not  on 
any  one. 

2.  Make  no  sliow  of  taking  great  delight 
in  your  \ictuals;  feed  not  with  greediness; 
lean  not  on  tlie  table;  neither  find  fault  with 
what  you  eat. 

?>.  Be  not  angry  at  table,  whatever  hap- 
pens; and  if  you  have  reason  to  be  so,  show 
it  not  ;  put  on  a  cheerful  countenance,  es- 
jx'cially  if  there  be  strangers,  for  good  humor 
makes  one  dish  of  meat  a  feast. 

4.  Play  not  the  j)eacock,  looking  every- 
where about  you,  to  see  if  you  1><'  well  d(«cked, 
if  your  shoes  lit  well,  if  voiir  stockings  set 
neatly  and  clothes  handsomely. 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS 


99 


12 

Composition 

Write   a   story   about   "A   Good   Citizen," 
using  some  of  these  words  :  — 


neigli'bor 

clean'li  ness 

use'ful 

com  mu'ni  ty 

may'or 

pride 

coun'cil 

up'right 

pre'cinct 

com  mer'cial 

pa'tri  ot  ism 

e  lec'tion 

hos'pi  tals 

mu  nic'i  pal 

pro  tec'tion 

im  prove'ments 

po  lice' 

obey' 

13 

For  Dictation 

"If  there  is  anything  in  the  world  that  a 
young  man  should  be  more  grateful  for  than 
another,  it  is  the  poverty  which  necessitates 
starting  life  under  very  great  disadvantages. 
Poverty  is  one  of  the  best  tests  of  human 
quality  in  existence.  A  triumph  over  it 
is  like  graduating  with  honor  from  West 
Point." 


100 


A   PBACTICAL   SPELLER 


14 

Words  requiring  Special  Drill 


o  mit'ted 
am  big\i  ous 
pro  nun  ci  action 
es  sen'tial 
con'fcr  cnce 
ex  ec'u  tor 
ad  niin  is  tra'tor 
propli'et 
e  ques'tri  an 


ex  ag'ger  ate 
in  dis  pen'sa  ble 
ac  knowredg  ment 
nuMii  o  ran'dum 
in  (luis'i  tive 
ex  ec'u  trix 
ad  mill  is  Ira'trix 
proph'et  ess 
e  ques'tri  enne 


15 

Spelling  and  Dictation 

lib'cr  ty       traffic       in'ter  ests       good  will' 
jus'lice        vote  secured'        j^ro  duc'tion 

IL  is  our  part  to  carry  out  to  the  last  the 
ends  of  liberty  and  justice.  Wc  shall  stand 
then  for  vast  interests;  North  and  South, 
P^ast  and  West,  will  l)e  j)resent  lo  our  minds, 
and  our  vote  will  be  as  if  I  hey  voted,  .iiid  we 
shall  know  that  our  vote  secures  the  founda- 
tion of  I  he  state,  good  w  ill.  liberty,  and  security 
of  traffic  and  of  i)roduelion,  and  mutual  in- 
crease of  good  will  in  the  great  interests, 

Ralph   Wai.do  Ivmkrson. 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  101 

16 

For  Memorizing 
Ignorance  is  the  curse  of  God, 
Knowledge  the  wing  wherewith  we  fly  to 
heaven.  Shakespeare. 

A  taste  for  books  is  the  pleasure  and  glory 
of  my  life :  I  would  not  exchange  it  for  the 
wealth  of  the  Indies.  Gibbon. 

There  never  did  and  never  will  exist  any- 
thing permanently  noble  and  excellent  in  a 
character  which  w^as  a  stranger  to  the  exercise 
of  resolute  self-denial.    Sir  Walter  Scott. 


17 

The 

Elm  Tree 

trees 

spec'i  men 

ma 'pie 

clump'y 

elm 

grow 

lin'den 

grown 

pop'lar 

mon'arch 

muFber  ry 

strength 

ash 

va  ri'e  ty 

el'e  ments 

horse'-chest  nut 

Dictation 

No  other  tree  is  comparable  to  the  elm. 
The  ash  is,  when  well  grown,  a  fine  tree,  but 
clumpy ;  the  maple  has  the  same  character. 
The  horse-chestnut,  the  linden,  the  mulberrv 


102  A  PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

and  poplars  (save  that  tree-spire,  the  Lom- 
bardy  j)()phir)  are  all  of  them  ])hiiiij).  round, 
fat  trees,  not  to  be  despised  surely,  but  rej)- 
resenting  single,  dendrologieal  ideas.  The  oak 
is  venerable  by  assoeiation,  and  oeeasionallv  a 
specimen  is  found  i)ossessing  a  kind  of  grim 
and  ragged  glory. 

But  the  elm,  alone  monarch  of  trees,  com- 
bines in  itself  the  elements  of  variety,  size, 
strength,  and  grace,  such  as  no  other  tree 
known  to  us  can  at  all  ai)proach  or  remotely 
rival.  It  is  the  ideal  of  trees;  the  true  Abso- 
lute Tree.  HExm    Ward  Beeciier. 

18 
Words  op^  Three  Syll.\bles 


ath  let'ic 

dra  niat'ic 

or  ganMc 

au  tlien'tic 

dys  jx'p'tic 

pa  thet'ic 

])ar  bar'ie 

ec  cen'tric 

l)neu  mat'ic 

})o  tan'ic 

cr  ral  'ic 

])r()  lif'ic 

ca  thar'tic 

gym  nas'tic 

ro  man'tic 

ec  stat'ic 

hvs  ter'ic 

« 

sa  tir'ic 

fa  nat'ic 

i  ron'ie 

seho  las'tic 

liar  mon'ic 

mag  net'ic 

ter  rif'ic 

do  mes'tic 

ma  jes'tie 

e  las'tic 

dog  mal'ic 

me  chan'ic 

He  bra'ic 

FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  103 


19 

Our  Flag 

bat'tle 

con'quer  ors 

states 

flags 

peace 

un'ion 

vol  un  teers' 

glo'ri  ous 

e  qual'i  ty 

ar'mo  ries 

vic'to  ries 

e'qiial  ly 

Let  the  battle  flags  of  the  brave  volunteers, 
which  they  brought  home  from  the  war  with 
the  glorious  record  of  their  victories,  be  pre- 
served intact  as  a  proud  ornament  of  our 
State  houses  and  armories,  but  let  the  colors 
of  the  army,  under  which  the  sons  of  the 
States  are  to  meet  and  mingle  in  common 
patriotism,  speak  of  nothing  but  union  —  not 
a  union  of  conquerors  and  conquered,  but  a 
union  which  is  the  mother  of  all,  equally 
tender  to  all,  knowing  of  nothing  but  equality, 
peace,  and  love  among  her  cliilch'en. 

Carl  Schurz. 

20 

Words   of   Five    Syllables,  accented   on 

THE   Fourth 

ar  is  to  crat'ic  ec  cle  si  as'tic 

char  ac  ter  is'tic  mon  o  syl  lab'ic 

phys  i  o  log'ic 


104  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

21 

Becoming  a  Citizen 

for'eign  cr  nat'u  ral  ized 

for'eign  nat'ii  ral  i  za  tion 

coun'try  })eti'ti()ii 

cit'i  zcn  ship  sigii'iiii;- 

court 'house  ques'tioiis 

niag'is  tratc  clerk 

laws  law'yer 

swear  al  le'giance 

rep'u  la  ble  o  bey' 

22 
Words  About  Mountains 

moun'lain  de  sceiul'  scen'er  y 

peak  prec'i  pice  coPored 

de  scent'  bar'ren  tor'rents 

as  cent'  can'yons  snow'-cnjiped 

as  cend'  pla  leau' 

23 

FoH  Dictation 

Lions,    tigers,    miuI    other    beasts   of    prey, 

wliich  nir)vc  f|ui('lly  llirough   gr<\'il    masses  of 
bush    or    juiigh',    are    ofh'U    iiol    lo    be   distin- 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  105 

guished  from  the  vegetation  surrounding 
them.  The  stripes  of  the  tiger,  for  instance, 
much  resemble  the  long,  reedlike  stalks  of  the 
jungle.  Henry  Drummond. 


24 

For  Memorizing 

Who  steals  my  purse  steals  trash, 
But  he  that  filches  from  me  my  good  name, 
Robs  me  of  that  which  not  enriches  him 
And  makes  me  poor  indeed. 

Shakespeare. 

Do  not  pray  for  easy  lives, 
Pray  to  be  stronger  men. 

^  Phillips  Brooks. 

Never  lose  an  opportunity  to  see  anything 

beautiful  ; 
Beauty  is  God's  handwriting. 

Charles  Kingsley. 

Make  yourselves  nests  of  pleasant  thoughts. 
None  of  us  yet  know,  for  none  of  us  have 
been  taught  in  early  youth,  what  fairy  palaces 
we  may   build  of   beautiful    thoughts,    proof 


106  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

against  all  adversity;  bright  fancies  ;  satisfied 
memories  ;  nohle  histories  ;  failliful  say- 
ings ;  treasure-houses  of  precious  and  restful 
thoughts,  which  care  cannot  disturb,  nor  j)ain 
make  gloomy,  nor  poverty  take  away  from  us  ; 
houses  built  without  hands  for  our  souls  to 
live  in.  Joiix  Kuskin. 

If  you  would  have  your  business  done,  go  ; 
if  not,  send. 

Don't  waste  your  life  in  doubts  and  fears  ; 
spend  yourself  on  the  work  before  you,  well 
assured  that  the  right  j)erformancc  of  this 
hour's  duties  will  be  the  best  ])reparati()n  for 
the  hours  or  ages  that  foHow  il. 

Ralph  Waldo  E.merson. 

Books  are  the  legacies  dial  a  great  genius 
leaves  to  mankind,  which  aic  (h  lixcrt'd  down 
from  general  ion  lo  generation  as  presents  to 
the  posterity  of  lliose  who  are  yet  unborn. 

Addison. 

TCnowledge  is  indeed  I  hat  which,  next  lo 
virtue,  liiiK'  and  essenliallv  raises  one  man 
al)ove  another.  Addison. 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  107 

Five  minutes  in  a  crisis  are  worth  years.  It 
is  but  a  little  period,  yet  it  has  often  saved  a 
fortune  or  redeemed  a  people.  If  there  is  one 
virtue  that  should  be  cultivated  more  than 
another  by  him  who  would  succeed  in  life,  it 
is  punctuality  ;  if  there  is  one  error  that 
should  be  avoided,  it  is  being  behind  time. 

Freeman  Hunt. 

The  highest  outcome  of  culture  is  sim- 
plicity. 

All  are  architects  of  Fate, 
Working  in  these  walls  of  Time, 
Some  w^ith  massive  deeds  and  great, 
Some  with  ornaments  of  rhyme. 

Nothing  useless  is,  or  low  ; 
Each  thing  in  its  place  is  best ; 
And  what  seems  but  idle  show, 
Strengthens  and  supports  the  rest. 

H.  W.  Longfellow. 

The  great  secret  of  success  in  life  is  for  a 
man  to  be  ready  when  his  opportunity  comes. 

Beaconsfield. 

Great  works  are  performed  not  by  strength, 
but  by  perseverance. 


108  A    PBACTJCAL    SPELLER 

Spake  full  well,  in  language  quaint  and  olden, 
One  who  dwelleth  by  the  castled  Rhine, 
When  he  called  the  flowers,  so  blue  and  golden. 
Stars,  that  in  earth's  firmament  do  shine. 

Life  is  real.  Life  is  earnest, 
And  the  grave  is  not  its  goal  ; 
Dust  thou  art,  to  dust  returnest, 
Was  not  spoken  of  the  soul, 
Hexkv  Wadswortii  Longfellow. 

I  love  to  search  out  the  sunny  slopes  by  a 
southern  wall,  where  the  reflected  sun  does 
double  dul\'  to  the  earth,  and  where  the  frail 
anemone,  or  the  faint  blush  of  the  arbutus,  in 
the  midst  ol"  the  bleak  ^Farch  atmosphere, 
will  touch  your  heart  like  a  hope  of  heaven  in 
a  field  of  graves. 

Donald  (I.  Mitciii.ll. 

We  live  ill  deeds,  not  years;   in  thoughts,  not 

breaths  ; 
In  feelings,  not  in  figures  on  ;i  dial. 
We  should  count  tiiiu^  by  lic.-irl   throbs; 
Tie  most   lives 
Who    thinks   most,  feels  the   noblest,  acts   the 

best.  V.  J.  Bailky. 


FOB  EVENING  SCHOOLS  109 

25 

For  Dictation 

1.  *' What  is  the  use  of  thee,  thou  gnarled 
sapling?"  said  a  young  larch  tree  to  a  young 
oak.  '*  I  grow  three  feet  in  a  year,  thou 
scarcely  so  many  inches.  I  am  straight  and 
taper  as  a  reed,  thou,  straggling  and  twisted 
as  a  loosened  withe." 

2.  "  And  thy  duration,"  answered  the  oak, 
"  is  some  third  part  of  man's  life,  and  I  am 
appointed  to  flourish  for  a  thousand  years. 
Thou  art  felled  and  sawed  into  paling,  where 
thou  rottest  and  art  burned  after  a  single 
summer ;  of  me  are  fashioned  battleships, 
and  I  carry  mariners  and  heroes  into  unknown 
seas."  Thomas  Carlyle. 

26 

For  Memorizing 
When  my  eyes  shall  be  turned  to  behold, 
for  the  last  time,  the  sun  in  heaven,  may  I 
not  see  him  shining  on  the  broken  and  dis- 
honored fragments  of  a  once  glorious  Union  ; 
on  States  dissevered,  discordant,  belligerent  ; 
on  a  land  rent  with  civil  feuds,  or  drenched, 
it  may  be,  in  fraternal  blood. 

Daniel  Webster. 


110  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 

Wlicn  freedom  from  lier  mountain  height 
Unfurled  her  standard  to  the  air, 
She  tore  the  azure  robe  of  niuht, 
And  set  the  stars  of  olory  tliere. 

Joseph   Uodman  Drake. 


The  Rainy  Day 

The  day  is  cold,  and  dark,  and  dreary  ; 
It  rains,  and  the  wind  is  never  weary  ; 
The  vine  still  clings  to  I  he  moldering  wall, 
But  at  every  gust  the  dead  leaves  fall, 
And  the  day  is  dark  and  dreary. 

My  life  is  cold,  and  dark,  and  dreary  ; 
It  rains,  and  the  wind  is  never  weary  ; 
My  thoughts  still  cling  to  the  nioldering  Past, 
JJul  llie  lioj)es  of  youth  fall  thick  in  the  blast. 
And  the  (lavs  are  dark  and  drearw 

Be  still,  sad  heart,  and  cease  rc'pining, 
T^ehind  the  clon(l>  is  the  sun  still  shining; 
'J'liy  late  is  I  lie  conunon  I'.ile  of  all, 
Into  each  life  some  rain  nuist  tail, 
Some  diivs  nuist  be  dark  and  drearv. 

II.    \\'.    LoNC  FELLOW, 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  111 

Labor  with  what  zeal  we  will, 
Something  still  remains  undone, 
Something  uncompleted  still 
Waits  the  rising  of  the  sun. 

H.  W.  Longfellow. 

Work  with  a  Will 

Joy  in  one's  work  is  the  consummate  tool 
without  which  the  work  may  be  done,  indeed, 
but  without  which  the  work  will  always  be 
done  slowly,  clumsily,  and  without  its  finest 
perfectness. 

Men  who  do  their  work  without  enjoying 
it  are  like  men  carving  statues  with  hatchets. 
The  statue  gets  carved,  perhaps,  and  is  a 
monument  forever  of  the  dogged  perseverance 
of  the  artist;  but  there  is  a  perpetual  waste 
of  toil  and  there  is  no  fine  result  in  the  end. 

A  man  who  does  his  work  with  thorough 
enjoyment  of  it  is  like  an  artist  who  holds  an 
exquisite  tool,  which  is  almost  as  obedient  to 
him  as  his  own  hand,  and  seems  to  understand 
what  he  is  doing,  and  almost  works  intelli- 
gently with  him.  Phillips  Brooks. 

Be  true  to  your  word  and  your  work  and 
your  friend.  John  Boyle  O'Reilly. 


112  a  practical  speller 

Useful  Business  Hints 

Ignorance  of  the  law  excuses  no  one. 

By  indorsing  a  note  you  become  liable  to 
pay  it,  so  if  you  are  not  financially  able  to 
lend  the  amount  without  missing  it,  do  not 
indorse  notes. 

Tf  you  want  to  hold  an  indorser  on  a  note 
liable,  you  must  give  inunediate  notice  to  such 
indorser  in  the  event  of  the  maker  not  paying. 

To  issue  a  check  on  a  bank  where  you  have 
no  account  is  a  crini(\ 

Do  not  make  false  representations  about 
your  goods,  for  not  only  can  you  be  held  for 
damages,  but  you  may  also  be  punished  for 
committing  a  crime. 

Never  sign  a  pajxT  without  reading  it  and 
understanding  it  tli(jroughly. 

When  you  sign  a  j)aper,  let  it  be  directly 
under  I  lie  writing,  without  leaving  any  space, 
and  thus  avoid  false  insertions. 

Never  express  suspicions  as  lo  oilier  peo|)le's 
rectitude  or  business  staii<linir,  as  \-ou  iiimn    be 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  113 

held    personally    liable    in    either    a    civil    or 
criminal  action. 

The  law  is  no  respecter  of  persons,  so  let 
your  dealings  be  honorable,  for  upon  them 
you  are  judged. 

Try  to  avoid  law  suits,  for  the  most  suc- 
cessful business  men  rarely  appear  in  Courts. 

Some  Business  Forms 

bills  and  receipts 

A  Bill  is  a  written  statement  of  a  business 
transaction,  of  goods  sold  or  services  rendered 
(or  both),  and  is  given  by  the  creditor  to  the 
debtor.  The  term  of  a  bill  is  the  time  it  is 
allowed  to  run  before  payment  is  made.  By 
receipting  a  bill  is  meant  the  writing  of  the 
words  "Received  payment"  or  "Paid  "  above 
the  creditor's  name.  AVhen  the  l)ill  is  for 
goods  sold,  the  expression  "Bought  of"  is 
used.  When  the  bill  is  for  services  rendered 
or  for  services  and  material,  the  word  "  Dr." 
is  used.  Every  bill  contains  a  date,  the 
debtor's  name,  the  creditor's  name,  date  of 
purchases  or  services  rendered,  with  prices 
and  amounts  of  the  various  items. 


114 


A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 


A  Bill  for  Goods. 
Mr.  Bruce  Ransom 


Baltimore,  Md.,  May  27, 1908. 


Bought  of  Manning,  McCann  &  Sons 
Terms  :  10  days 


1898 


Pairs  Cordovan  Oxford  Shoes  $4.75 
Pairs  Ladies'  Prince  Alh.  2.2a 

Pair  Ladies'  Donijola  O.xfords 
Pair  Ladies'  Russet  Tan 
Pairs  Boys'  School  Shoos  2.ri0 

Paid  June  3,  1908 
Manning,  McC'ann  &  Sons 
Per  Rand 


50 
50 
75 
25 
50 


30 


50 


A  Bill  for  services  rendered,  and  material. 

Houlton,  Me.,  June  1,  1910. 
Mr.  Irving  Inman 

To  Harvey  C.  Eastman,  Dr. 


Mav 


3 
10 
14 
20 

27 


To  Building  China  Closet 
Cedar  Shin^los 
Re|)airiti>x  Stable 
Paiiiliiitj  Stalilc  and  Veranda 
2  Days'  Labor  on  Roof     S3.50 

Rec'd  Payt.  Juiu  3.  I'UO 
Hahvey  C.  Eastman 


20 

14 

40 

9 

26 

.50 

7 

76  { 

90 


A  R('('(Mj)l  is  a  wrillcii  .•icknowlcdi^niKMil  of 
I  lie  j)aym(Mit  of  iiidchlcdncss  <'itli('r  in  lull  or 
ill  |)arL  or  of  I  lie  (lcli\<'ry  of  u()o(l>.  .iiid  i.s 
^i\('n  !)>•  Ili(>  crrdilor  lo  llic  dcldor,  or  lo  llic 
j)arly  dcli\<'riiii,^  I  lie  i^^oods.      Hill>  and  rcccii)l.s 


FOR  EVENING   SCHOOLS  115 

should  be  carefully  kept  as  evidence  (in  case 
of  dispute)  of  the  transactions  to  which  they 
relate. 

Receipt  on  Account 

$187.00  Dubuque,  lo.,  Dec.  30,  1899. 

Received  of  Samuel  M.  Camp, 
One  Hundred   Eighty-seven    Dollars,    on  ac- 
count. 

James  Stevens. 

Receipt  in  Full 

$291.40  Denver,  Colo.,  Dec.  27,  1909. 

Received  of  Charles  C.  Osborne, 
Two  Hundred  Ninety -one  and  40/100  Dollars, 
in  full  of  all  demands  to  date. 

Lucas  Underwood. 

The  first  receipt  contains  the  words  "  On 
account."  This  means  that  Mr.  Camp  has 
paid  Mr.  Stevens  only  a  part  of  what  he  owes 
him.  Mr.  Stevens  gives  Mr.  Camp  credit  for 
the  amount  paid  by  entering  it  on  the  account 
he  has  with  him. 

The  second  receipt  contains  the  words  "  in 
full  of  all  demands  to  date."  This  means  that 
Mr.  Osborne  has  discharged  all  his  indebted- 
ness to  Mr.  Underwood  of  whatever  kind. 


11 G  A   PRACTICAL   SPELLER 


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PROMISSORY  NOTES 

A  Promissory  Note  is  a  written  promise  to 
pay  a  certain  sum  of  money  at  a  specified 
time,  to  a  j)er>()n  named,  to  the  order  of  a 
person  named,  or  to  the  bearer  and  signed  by 
the  person  so  promising,  who  is  called  the 
"  maker." 

The  person  named  in  the  note  to  whom 
promise  of  payment  is  made  is  called  the 
"  payee."  Who  is  the  payee  in  the  note 
shown  below  ?     Who  is  the  maker  ? 

A  Negotiable  Note  is  one  Ihal  may  be 
bought  and  sold,  or  transferred  from  one  j)er- 
son  to  another,  and  tlius  have  ditt'erent  owners 
at  different  times.  This  re((uires  that  il  be 
drawn  or  written  payable  to  order  or  bcarcM'. 

A  Non-negotiable  Note  cannot  be  trans- 
ferred. 

Promissory  Note:   negolial)le 
$100.00  Cleveland,  ().,  Oct.  17,  IDOO. 

Ninety   days   afl«M-   date,  T   promise   lo   j)ay 
Leon   Sampson,  oi-  order.  One  lliiii(li"('(l   Sixty 
Dollars,  uilli  iiilcrot  ;il  fixe  pcrcciil. 
\  aluc  rccciscd. 

Elias  Kdson,  Jr. 


FOR   EVENING   SCHOOLS  117 

Promissory  Note:  non-negotiable 
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